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#291BDA

#291bda ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#291bda is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.08% red, 10.59% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.19% cyan, 87.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 244.4°, with 77.96% saturation and 48.04% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 3.78.

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Relative luminance0.0632

Complementary

  1. #291bda
  2. #ccda1b

Split complementary

  1. #291bda
  2. #da891b
  3. #6cda1b

Analogous

  1. #1b6cda
  2. #291bda
  3. #891bda

Triadic

  1. #291bda
  2. #da291b
  3. #1bda29

Tetradic

  1. #291bda
  2. #da1bcc
  3. #ccda1b
  4. #1bda29

Square

  1. #291bda
  2. #da1b6c
  3. #ccda1b
  4. #1bda89

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0a52
  2. #1c1396
  3. #291bda
  4. #6257ea
  5. #a29bf3

Shades

#291bda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #291bda
  2. #2518c4
  3. #2116ae
  4. #1d1399
  5. #191083
  6. #150e6d
  7. #100b57
  8. #0c0841
  9. #08052c
  10. #040316
  11. #000000

Tints

#291bda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #291bda
  2. #3e32de
  3. #5449e1
  4. #695fe5
  5. #7f76e9
  6. #948ded
  7. #a9a4f0
  8. #bfbbf4
  9. #d4d1f8
  10. #eae8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#291bda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #291bda
  2. #3225d1
  3. #3a2fc8
  4. #4339bf
  5. #4c43b6
  6. #554ead
  7. #5d58a4
  8. #66629b
  9. #6f6c92
  10. #777689
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d3a99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003dd7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005e81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004cac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-291bda {
  color: #291bda;
}
Background
.bg-291bda {
  background-color: #291bda;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-291bda {
  border: 2px solid #291bda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #291bda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 27 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 78% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-291bda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #291bda, #891bda);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-291bda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 27 218 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 3.78 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.99 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.80 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.81 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.06 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.37 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.57 #d6e425 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Blue
#291bda  rgb(41, 27, 218)  hsl(244, 78%, 48%)  Blue
#ccda1b  rgb(204, 218, 27)  hsl(64, 78%, 48%)  Pear
#da291b  rgb(218, 41, 27)  hsl(4, 78%, 48%)  Lust
#1bda29  rgb(27, 218, 41)  hsl(124, 78%, 48%)  Lime Green