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#2906CD

#2906cd ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2906cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.08% red, 2.35% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80% cyan, 97.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 250.55°, with 94.31% saturation and 41.37% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 1.57.

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Relative luminance0.0501

Complementary

  1. #2906cd
  2. #aacd06

Split complementary

  1. #2906cd
  2. #cd8c06
  3. #47cd06

Analogous

  1. #0647cd
  2. #2906cd
  3. #8c06cd

Triadic

  1. #2906cd
  2. #cd2906
  3. #06cd29

Tetradic

  1. #2906cd
  2. #cd06aa
  3. #aacd06
  4. #06cd29

Square

  1. #2906cd
  2. #cd0647
  3. #aacd06
  4. #06cd8c

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0238
  2. #1a0483
  3. #2906cd
  4. #4c27f9
  5. #8971fb

Shades

#2906cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2906cd
  2. #2505b9
  3. #2105a4
  4. #1d0490
  5. #19047b
  6. #150367
  7. #100252
  8. #0c023e
  9. #080129
  10. #040115
  11. #000000

Tints

#2906cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2906cd
  2. #3e1fd2
  3. #5438d7
  4. #6951dc
  5. #7f6ae1
  6. #9483e6
  7. #a99beb
  8. #bfb4f0
  9. #d4cdf5
  10. #eae6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2906cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2906cd
  2. #3212c5
  3. #3a1ebe
  4. #432bb6
  5. #4c37ae
  6. #5543a7
  7. #5d4f9f
  8. #665b97
  9. #6f688f
  10. #777488
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #38318f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0036ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005578 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0038d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0029cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0042a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2906cd {
  color: #2906cd;
}
Background
.bg-2906cd {
  background-color: #2906cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2906cd {
  border: 2px solid #2906cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2906cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 6 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 94% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2906cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2906cd, #8c06cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2906cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 6 205 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 1.57 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.38 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.67 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.83 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.07 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.59 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.66 #d6f932 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2906cd  rgb(41, 6, 205)  hsl(251, 94%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#aacd06  rgb(170, 205, 6)  hsl(71, 94%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#cd2906  rgb(205, 41, 6)  hsl(11, 94%, 41%)  Rosso Corsa
#06cd29  rgb(6, 205, 41)  hsl(131, 94%, 41%)  Lime Green