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#2829DD

#2829dd ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2829dd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 16.08% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.9% cyan, 81.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 239.67°, with 72.69% saturation and 51.18% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 4.26.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0726

Complementary

  1. #2829dd
  2. #dddc28

Split complementary

  1. #2829dd
  2. #dd8228
  3. #84dd28

Analogous

  1. #2884dd
  2. #2829dd
  3. #8228dd

Triadic

  1. #2829dd
  2. #dd2829
  3. #29dd28

Tetradic

  1. #2829dd
  2. #dc28dd
  3. #dddc28
  4. #29dd28

Square

  1. #2829dd
  2. #dd2884
  3. #dddc28
  4. #28dd82

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0f5d
  2. #191a9f
  3. #2829dd
  4. #6a6be7
  5. #acadf2

Shades

#2829dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2829dd
  2. #2425c7
  3. #2021b1
  4. #1c1d9b
  5. #181985
  6. #14156f
  7. #101058
  8. #0c0c42
  9. #08082c
  10. #040416
  11. #000000

Tints

#2829dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2829dd
  2. #3e3ee0
  3. #5354e4
  4. #6969e7
  5. #7e7feb
  6. #9494ee
  7. #a9a9f1
  8. #bfbff5
  9. #d4d4f8
  10. #eaeafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2829dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2829dd
  2. #3132d4
  3. #3a3aca
  4. #4243c1
  5. #4b4cb8
  6. #5455af
  7. #5d5da5
  8. #66669c
  9. #6e6f93
  10. #777789
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #40419c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006385 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0047e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003adb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0052af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2829dd {
  color: #2829dd;
}
Background
.bg-2829dd {
  background-color: #2829dd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2829dd {
  border: 2px solid #2829dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2829dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 41 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 73% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2829dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2829dd, #8228dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2829dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 41 221 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 4.26 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.88 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.30 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.75 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.04 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.55 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.14 #d7d622 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Blue
#2829dd  rgb(40, 41, 221)  hsl(240, 73%, 51%)  Blue
#dddc28  rgb(221, 220, 40)  hsl(60, 73%, 51%)  Titanium Yellow
#dd2829  rgb(221, 40, 41)  hsl(360, 73%, 51%)  Cadmium Red
#29dd28  rgb(41, 221, 40)  hsl(120, 73%, 51%)  Lime Green