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#291EEC

#291eec ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#291eec 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 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.63% cyan, 87.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 243.2°, with 84.43% 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 8.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 2.34.

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Relative luminance0.0746

Complementary

  1. #291eec
  2. #e1ec1e

Split complementary

  1. #291eec
  2. #ec901e
  3. #7aec1e

Analogous

  1. #1e7aec
  2. #291eec
  3. #901eec

Triadic

  1. #291eec
  2. #ec291e
  3. #1eec29

Tetradic

  1. #291eec
  2. #ec1ee1
  3. #e1ec1e
  4. #1eec29

Square

  1. #291eec
  2. #ec1e7a
  3. #e1ec1e
  4. #1eec90

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0968
  2. #170faf
  3. #291eec
  4. #6c65f2
  5. #afabf8

Shades

#291eec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #291eec
  2. #251bd4
  3. #2118bd
  4. #1d15a5
  5. #19128e
  6. #150f76
  7. #100c5e
  8. #0c0947
  9. #08062f
  10. #040318
  11. #000000

Tints

#291eec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #291eec
  2. #3e35ee
  3. #544bf0
  4. #6962f2
  5. #7f78f4
  6. #948ff6
  7. #a9a5f7
  8. #bfbcf9
  9. #d4d2fb
  10. #eae9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#291eec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #291eec
  2. #3228e1
  3. #3a32d6
  4. #433bcc
  5. #4c45c1
  6. #554fb6
  7. #5d59ab
  8. #6663a0
  9. #6f6c96
  10. #77768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.43:1 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 #0057f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00668c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0047ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0053ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-291eec {
  color: #291eec;
}
Background
.bg-291eec {
  background-color: #291eec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-291eec {
  border: 2px solid #291eec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #291eec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 30 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 84% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-291eec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #291eec, #901eec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-291eec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 30 236 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 2.34 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.94 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.87 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.12 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.91 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.76 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.11 #d6e113 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Blue
#291eec  rgb(41, 30, 236)  hsl(243, 84%, 52%)  Blue
#e1ec1e  rgb(225, 236, 30)  hsl(63, 84%, 52%)  Pear
#ec291e  rgb(236, 41, 30)  hsl(3, 84%, 52%)  Lust
#1eec29  rgb(30, 236, 41)  hsl(123, 84%, 52%)  Lime