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#290CD6

#290cd6 ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#290cd6 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.08% red, 4.71% green and 83.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.84% cyan, 94.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.08% black. Its hue angle is 248.61°, with 89.38% saturation and 44.31% 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 9.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.53.

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Relative luminance0.0559

Complementary

  1. #290cd6
  2. #b9d60c

Split complementary

  1. #290cd6
  2. #d68e0c
  3. #54d60c

Analogous

  1. #0c54d6
  2. #290cd6
  3. #8e0cd6

Triadic

  1. #290cd6
  2. #d6290c
  3. #0cd629

Tetradic

  1. #290cd6
  2. #d60cb9
  3. #b9d60c
  4. #0cd629

Square

  1. #290cd6
  2. #d60c54
  3. #b9d60c
  4. #0cd68e

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0445
  2. #1b088e
  3. #290cd6
  4. #553bf4
  5. #9483f8

Shades

#290cd6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #290cd6
  2. #250bc1
  3. #210aab
  4. #1d0896
  5. #190780
  6. #15066b
  7. #100556
  8. #0c0440
  9. #08022b
  10. #040115
  11. #000000

Tints

#290cd6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #290cd6
  2. #3e24da
  3. #543dde
  4. #6955e2
  5. #7f6de6
  6. #9486eb
  7. #a99eef
  8. #bfb6f3
  9. #d4cef7
  10. #eae7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#290cd6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #290cd6
  2. #3218cd
  3. #3a23c5
  4. #432fbc
  5. #4c3ab4
  6. #5546ab
  7. #5d52a2
  8. #665d9a
  9. #6f6991
  10. #777489
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a3595 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004cdb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0039d3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00597e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003cd9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002dd4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0046a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-290cd6 {
  color: #290cd6;
}
Background
.bg-290cd6 {
  background-color: #290cd6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-290cd6 {
  border: 2px solid #290cd6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #290cd6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 12 214;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 89% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-290cd6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #290cd6, #8e0cd6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-290cd6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 12 214 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.53 #0000ff Blue ΔE 4.42 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.58 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.46 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.84 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.20 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.34 #d6f329 Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#290cd6  rgb(41, 12, 214)  hsl(249, 89%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#b9d60c  rgb(185, 214, 12)  hsl(69, 89%, 44%)  Pear
#d6290c  rgb(214, 41, 12)  hsl(9, 89%, 44%)  Rosso Corsa
#0cd629  rgb(12, 214, 41)  hsl(129, 89%, 44%)  Lime Green