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#2829EE

#2829ee ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2829ee is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 16.08% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.19% cyan, 82.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 239.7°, with 85.34% saturation and 54.51% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 3.51.

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Relative luminance0.0821

Complementary

  1. #2829ee
  2. #eeed28

Split complementary

  1. #2829ee
  2. #ee8a28
  3. #8cee28

Analogous

  1. #288cee
  2. #2829ee
  3. #8a28ee

Triadic

  1. #2829ee
  2. #ee2829
  3. #29ee28

Tetradic

  1. #2829ee
  2. #ed28ee
  3. #eeed28
  4. #29ee28

Square

  1. #2829ee
  2. #ee288c
  3. #eeed28
  4. #28ee8a

Monochromatic

  1. #090a74
  2. #0f10bb
  3. #2829ee
  4. #6f70f4
  5. #b6b6f9

Shades

#2829ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2829ee
  2. #2425d6
  3. #2021be
  4. #1c1da7
  5. #18198f
  6. #141577
  7. #10105f
  8. #0c0c47
  9. #080830
  10. #040418
  11. #000000

Tints

#2829ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2829ee
  2. #3e3ef0
  3. #5354f1
  4. #6969f3
  5. #7e7ff5
  6. #9494f7
  7. #a9a9f8
  8. #bfbffa
  9. #d4d4fc
  10. #eaeafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2829ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2829ee
  2. #3132e3
  3. #3a3ad8
  4. #4243cd
  5. #4b4cc2
  6. #5455b7
  7. #5d5dac
  8. #6666a1
  9. #6e6f96
  10. #77778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4444a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bf3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0046eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006a8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004cf1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003cec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0057bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2829ee {
  color: #2829ee;
}
Background
.bg-2829ee {
  background-color: #2829ee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2829ee {
  border: 2px solid #2829ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2829ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 41 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 85% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2829ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2829ee, #8a28ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2829ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 41 238 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 3.51 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.61 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.81 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.88 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.20 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.53 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.36 #d7d611 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Blue
#2829ee  rgb(40, 41, 238)  hsl(240, 85%, 55%)  Blue
#eeed28  rgb(238, 237, 40)  hsl(60, 85%, 55%)  Titanium Yellow
#ee2829  rgb(238, 40, 41)  hsl(360, 85%, 55%)  Lust
#29ee28  rgb(41, 238, 40)  hsl(120, 85%, 55%)  Lime