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#291EEA

#291eea ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#291eea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.08% red, 11.76% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.48% cyan, 87.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 243.24°, with 82.93% 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 8.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 2.45.

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Relative luminance0.0734

Complementary

  1. #291eea
  2. #dfea1e

Split complementary

  1. #291eea
  2. #ea8f1e
  3. #79ea1e

Analogous

  1. #1e79ea
  2. #291eea
  3. #8f1eea

Triadic

  1. #291eea
  2. #ea291e
  3. #1eea29

Tetradic

  1. #291eea
  2. #ea1edf
  3. #dfea1e
  4. #1eea29

Square

  1. #291eea
  2. #ea1e79
  3. #dfea1e
  4. #1eea8f

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0966
  2. #1810ab
  3. #291eea
  4. #6c64f1
  5. #aeaaf7

Shades

#291eea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #291eea
  2. #251bd3
  3. #2118bb
  4. #1d15a4
  5. #19128c
  6. #150f75
  7. #100c5e
  8. #0c0946
  9. #08062f
  10. #040317
  11. #000000

Tints

#291eea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #291eea
  2. #3e35ec
  3. #544bee
  4. #6962f0
  5. #7f78f2
  6. #948ff5
  7. #a9a5f7
  8. #bfbcf9
  9. #d4d2fb
  10. #eae9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#291eea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #291eea
  2. #3228df
  3. #3a32d5
  4. #433bca
  5. #4c45c0
  6. #554fb5
  7. #5d59aa
  8. #6663a0
  9. #6f6c95
  10. #77768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #413fa4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00668b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0046ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0052b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-291eea {
  color: #291eea;
}
Background
.bg-291eea {
  background-color: #291eea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-291eea {
  border: 2px solid #291eea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #291eea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 30 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 83% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-291eea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #291eea, #8f1eea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-291eea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 30 234 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 2.45 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.12 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.05 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.90 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.07 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.63 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.04 #d6e115 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Blue
#291eea  rgb(41, 30, 234)  hsl(243, 83%, 52%)  Blue
#dfea1e  rgb(223, 234, 30)  hsl(63, 83%, 52%)  Pear
#ea291e  rgb(234, 41, 30)  hsl(3, 83%, 52%)  Lust
#1eea29  rgb(30, 234, 41)  hsl(123, 83%, 52%)  Lime