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#290BBC

#290bbc ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#290bbc is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.08% red, 4.31% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.19% cyan, 94.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 250.17°, with 88.94% saturation and 39.02% 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 11.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.11.

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Relative luminance0.0434

Complementary

  1. #290bbc
  2. #9ebc0b

Split complementary

  1. #290bbc
  2. #bc820b
  3. #46bc0b

Analogous

  1. #0b46bc
  2. #290bbc
  3. #820bbc

Triadic

  1. #290bbc
  2. #bc290b
  3. #0bbc29

Tetradic

  1. #290bbc
  2. #bc0b9e
  3. #9ebc0b
  4. #0bbc29

Square

  1. #290bbc
  2. #bc0b46
  3. #9ebc0b
  4. #0bbc82

Monochromatic

  1. #09032b
  2. #190774
  3. #290bbc
  4. #4521f2
  5. #826af6

Shades

#290bbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #290bbc
  2. #250aa9
  3. #210996
  4. #1d0884
  5. #190771
  6. #15065e
  7. #10044b
  8. #0c0338
  9. #080226
  10. #040113
  11. #000000

Tints

#290bbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #290bbc
  2. #3e23c3
  3. #543cc9
  4. #6954d0
  5. #7f6dd7
  6. #9485de
  7. #a99de4
  8. #bfb6eb
  9. #d4cef2
  10. #eae7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#290bbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #290bbc
  2. #3217b6
  3. #3a22b0
  4. #432eaa
  5. #4c3aa4
  6. #55469e
  7. #5d5198
  8. #665d92
  9. #6f698c
  10. #777486
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3b3b3b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #342e83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0042c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0032b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004e6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0034bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0027ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003d94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-290bbc {
  color: #290bbc;
}
Background
.bg-290bbc {
  background-color: #290bbc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-290bbc {
  border: 2px solid #290bbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #290bbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 11 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 89% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-290bbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #290bbc, #820bbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-290bbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 11 188 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.11 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.55 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.08 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.53 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.61 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.70 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.63 #d6f443 Inverted #3b3b3b Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#290bbc  rgb(41, 11, 188)  hsl(250, 89%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#9ebc0b  rgb(158, 188, 11)  hsl(70, 89%, 39%)  Apple Green
#bc290b  rgb(188, 41, 11)  hsl(10, 89%, 39%)  Rosso Corsa
#0bbc29  rgb(11, 188, 41)  hsl(130, 89%, 39%)  Kelly Green