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#290DCB

#290dcb ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#290dcb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.08% red, 5.1% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.8% cyan, 93.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 248.84°, with 87.96% saturation and 42.35% 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 10.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 1.74.

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Relative luminance0.0507

Complementary

  1. #290dcb
  2. #afcb0d

Split complementary

  1. #290dcb
  2. #cb880d
  3. #50cb0d

Analogous

  1. #0d50cb
  2. #290dcb
  3. #880dcb

Triadic

  1. #290dcb
  2. #cb290d
  3. #0dcb29

Tetradic

  1. #290dcb
  2. #cb0daf
  3. #afcb0d
  4. #0dcb29

Square

  1. #290dcb
  2. #cb0d50
  3. #afcb0d
  4. #0dcb88

Monochromatic

  1. #0c043b
  2. #1a0883
  3. #290dcb
  4. #4f33f2
  5. #8d7af7

Shades

#290dcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #290dcb
  2. #250cb7
  3. #210aa2
  4. #1d098e
  5. #19087a
  6. #150766
  7. #100551
  8. #0c043d
  9. #080329
  10. #040114
  11. #000000

Tints

#290dcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #290dcb
  2. #3e25d0
  3. #543dd5
  4. #6956db
  5. #7f6ee0
  6. #9486e5
  7. #a99eea
  8. #bfb6ef
  9. #d4cff5
  10. #eae7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#290dcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #290dcb
  2. #3219c4
  3. #3a24bc
  4. #4330b5
  5. #4c3bad
  6. #5547a6
  7. #5d529e
  8. #665e97
  9. #6f698f
  10. #777588
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #38328e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0036c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005577 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0039ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002bc9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0043a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-290dcb {
  color: #290dcb;
}
Background
.bg-290dcb {
  background-color: #290dcb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-290dcb {
  border: 2px solid #290dcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #290dcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 13 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 88% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-290dcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #290dcb, #880dcb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-290dcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 13 203 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 1.74 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.19 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.76 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.90 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.06 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.14 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.33 #d6f234 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#290dcb  rgb(41, 13, 203)  hsl(249, 88%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#afcb0d  rgb(175, 203, 13)  hsl(69, 88%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#cb290d  rgb(203, 41, 13)  hsl(9, 88%, 42%)  Rosso Corsa
#0dcb29  rgb(13, 203, 41)  hsl(129, 88%, 42%)  Lime Green