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#291BED

#291bed ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#291bed is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.08% red, 10.59% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.7% cyan, 88.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 244°, with 85.37% saturation and 51.76% 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 8.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 2.09.

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Relative luminance0.0737

Complementary

  1. #291bed
  2. #dfed1b

Split complementary

  1. #291bed
  2. #ed921b
  3. #76ed1b

Analogous

  1. #1b76ed
  2. #291bed
  3. #921bed

Triadic

  1. #291bed
  2. #ed291b
  3. #1bed29

Tetradic

  1. #291bed
  2. #ed1bdf
  3. #dfed1b
  4. #1bed29

Square

  1. #291bed
  2. #ed1b76
  3. #dfed1b
  4. #1bed92

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0867
  2. #180eae
  3. #291bed
  4. #6c62f3
  5. #aea9f8

Shades

#291bed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #291bed
  2. #2518d5
  3. #2116be
  4. #1d13a6
  5. #19108e
  6. #150e77
  7. #100b5f
  8. #0c0847
  9. #08052f
  10. #040318
  11. #000000

Tints

#291bed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #291bed
  2. #3e32ef
  3. #5449f1
  4. #695ff2
  5. #7f76f4
  6. #948df6
  7. #a9a4f8
  8. #bfbbfa
  9. #d4d1fb
  10. #eae8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#291bed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #291bed
  2. #3225e2
  3. #3a2fd7
  4. #4339cc
  5. #4c43c1
  6. #554eb7
  7. #5d58ac
  8. #6662a1
  9. #6f6c96
  10. #77768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #413ea6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00668d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0046f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0052bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-291bed {
  color: #291bed;
}
Background
.bg-291bed {
  background-color: #291bed;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-291bed {
  border: 2px solid #291bed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #291bed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 27 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 85% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-291bed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #291bed, #921bed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-291bed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 27 237 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 2.09 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.77 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.86 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.97 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.86 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.01 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.36 #d6e412 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Blue
#291bed  rgb(41, 27, 237)  hsl(244, 85%, 52%)  Blue
#dfed1b  rgb(223, 237, 27)  hsl(64, 85%, 52%)  Pear
#ed291b  rgb(237, 41, 27)  hsl(4, 85%, 52%)  Lust
#1bed29  rgb(27, 237, 41)  hsl(124, 85%, 52%)  Lime