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#291DED

#291ded ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#291ded is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.08% red, 11.37% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.7% cyan, 87.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 243.46°, with 85.25% 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 2.22.

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Relative luminance0.0746

Complementary

  1. #291ded
  2. #e1ed1d

Split complementary

  1. #291ded
  2. #ed911d
  3. #79ed1d

Analogous

  1. #1d79ed
  2. #291ded
  3. #911ded

Triadic

  1. #291ded
  2. #ed291d
  3. #1ded29

Tetradic

  1. #291ded
  2. #ed1de1
  3. #e1ed1d
  4. #1ded29

Square

  1. #291ded
  2. #ed1d79
  3. #e1ed1d
  4. #1ded91

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0869
  2. #170eb0
  3. #291ded
  4. #6c64f3
  5. #afabf8

Shades

#291ded mixed progressively with black.

  1. #291ded
  2. #251ad5
  3. #2117be
  4. #1d14a6
  5. #19118e
  6. #150f77
  7. #100c5f
  8. #0c0947
  9. #08062f
  10. #040318
  11. #000000

Tints

#291ded mixed progressively with white.

  1. #291ded
  2. #3e34ef
  3. #544af1
  4. #6961f2
  5. #7f77f4
  6. #948ef6
  7. #a9a5f8
  8. #bfbbfa
  9. #d4d2fb
  10. #eae8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#291ded mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #291ded
  2. #3227e2
  3. #3a31d7
  4. #433bcc
  5. #4c45c1
  6. #554fb7
  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 #413fa6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00678d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0047f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0053bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-291ded {
  color: #291ded;
}
Background
.bg-291ded {
  background-color: #291ded;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-291ded {
  border: 2px solid #291ded;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #291ded;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 29 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 85% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-291ded {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #291ded, #911ded);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-291ded {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 29 237 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 2.22 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.82 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.80 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.14 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.84 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.89 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.22 #d6e212 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Blue
#291ded  rgb(41, 29, 237)  hsl(243, 85%, 52%)  Blue
#e1ed1d  rgb(225, 237, 29)  hsl(63, 85%, 52%)  Pear
#ed291d  rgb(237, 41, 29)  hsl(3, 85%, 52%)  Lust
#1ded29  rgb(29, 237, 41)  hsl(123, 85%, 52%)  Lime