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#291CEE

#291cee ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#291cee is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.08% red, 10.98% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.77% cyan, 88.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 243.71°, with 86.07% saturation and 52.16% 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 8.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 2.11.

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Relative luminance0.0747

Complementary

  1. #291cee
  2. #e1ee1c

Split complementary

  1. #291cee
  2. #ee921c
  3. #78ee1c

Analogous

  1. #1c78ee
  2. #291cee
  3. #921cee

Triadic

  1. #291cee
  2. #ee291c
  3. #1cee29

Tetradic

  1. #291cee
  2. #ee1ce1
  3. #e1ee1c
  4. #1cee29

Square

  1. #291cee
  2. #ee1c78
  3. #e1ee1c
  4. #1cee92

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0869
  2. #170db0
  3. #291cee
  4. #6c63f3
  5. #afaaf9

Shades

#291cee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #291cee
  2. #2519d6
  3. #2116be
  4. #1d14a7
  5. #19118f
  6. #150e77
  7. #100b5f
  8. #0c0847
  9. #080630
  10. #040318
  11. #000000

Tints

#291cee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #291cee
  2. #3e33f0
  3. #5449f1
  4. #6960f3
  5. #7f77f5
  6. #948ef7
  7. #a9a4f8
  8. #bfbbfa
  9. #d4d2fc
  10. #eae8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#291cee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #291cee
  2. #3226e3
  3. #3a30d8
  4. #433acd
  5. #4c44c2
  6. #554eb7
  7. #5d58ac
  8. #6662a1
  9. #6f6c96
  10. #77768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #423fa7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0058f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00678d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0047f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0053bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-291cee {
  color: #291cee;
}
Background
.bg-291cee {
  background-color: #291cee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-291cee {
  border: 2px solid #291cee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #291cee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 28 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 86% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-291cee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #291cee, #921cee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-291cee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 28 238 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 2.11 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.70 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.74 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.16 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.77 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.02 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.33 #d6e311 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Blue
#291cee  rgb(41, 28, 238)  hsl(244, 86%, 52%)  Blue
#e1ee1c  rgb(225, 238, 28)  hsl(64, 86%, 52%)  Pear
#ee291c  rgb(238, 41, 28)  hsl(4, 86%, 52%)  Lust
#1cee29  rgb(28, 238, 41)  hsl(124, 86%, 52%)  Lime