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#290C8D

#290c8d ≈ Phthalo Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#290c8d is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.08% red, 4.71% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.92% cyan, 91.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 253.49°, with 84.31% saturation and 30% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Phthalo Blue (#000f89), ΔE 2.84.

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Relative luminance0.0266

Complementary

  1. #290c8d
  2. #708d0c

Split complementary

  1. #290c8d
  2. #8d6a0c
  3. #2f8d0c

Analogous

  1. #0c2f8d
  2. #290c8d
  3. #6a0c8d

Triadic

  1. #290c8d
  2. #8d290c
  3. #0c8d29

Tetradic

  1. #290c8d
  2. #8d0c70
  3. #708d0c
  4. #0c8d29

Square

  1. #290c8d
  2. #8d0c2f
  3. #708d0c
  4. #0c8d6a

Monochromatic

  1. #050213
  2. #150646
  3. #290c8d
  4. #3e12d3
  5. #6a43ef

Shades

#290c8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #290c8d
  2. #250b7f
  3. #210a71
  4. #1d0863
  5. #190755
  6. #150647
  7. #100538
  8. #0c042a
  9. #08021c
  10. #04010e
  11. #000000

Tints

#290c8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #290c8d
  2. #3e2498
  3. #543da4
  4. #6955af
  5. #7f6dbb
  6. #9486c6
  7. #a99ed1
  8. #bfb6dd
  9. #d4cee8
  10. #eae7f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#290c8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #290c8d
  2. #32188c
  3. #3a238a
  4. #432f89
  5. #4c3a88
  6. #554687
  7. #5d5285
  8. #665d84
  9. #6f6983
  10. #777481
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2d2d2d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2c2462 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003290 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00288b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003952 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00278f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00208c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #002d6e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-290c8d {
  color: #290c8d;
}
Background
.bg-290c8d {
  background-color: #290c8d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-290c8d {
  border: 2px solid #290c8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #290c8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 12 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 84% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-290c8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #290c8d, #6a0c8d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-290c8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 12 141 / 0.35);
}

#000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 2.84 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 3.01 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 3.27 #000080 Navy ΔE 3.83 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.24 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.50 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.60 #d6f372 Inverted #2d2d2d Grayscale 

Phthalo Blue
#290c8d  rgb(41, 12, 141)  hsl(253, 84%, 30%)  Phthalo Blue
#708d0c  rgb(112, 141, 12)  hsl(73, 84%, 30%)  Olive Drab
#8d290c  rgb(141, 41, 12)  hsl(13, 84%, 30%)  Kobe
#0c8d29  rgb(12, 141, 41)  hsl(133, 84%, 30%)  Forest Green