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#291FCA

#291fca ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#291fca is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.08% red, 12.16% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.7% cyan, 84.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 243.51°, with 73.39% saturation and 45.69% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.43.

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Relative luminance0.0572

Complementary

  1. #291fca
  2. #c0ca1f

Split complementary

  1. #291fca
  2. #ca7f1f
  3. #6bca1f

Analogous

  1. #1f6bca
  2. #291fca
  3. #7f1fca

Triadic

  1. #291fca
  2. #ca291f
  3. #1fca29

Tetradic

  1. #291fca
  2. #ca1fc0
  3. #c0ca1f
  4. #1fca29

Square

  1. #291fca
  2. #ca1f6b
  3. #c0ca1f
  4. #1fca7f

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0b45
  2. #1c1588
  3. #291fca
  4. #5a51e4
  5. #9994ef

Shades

#291fca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #291fca
  2. #251cb6
  3. #2119a2
  4. #1d168d
  5. #191379
  6. #151065
  7. #100c51
  8. #0c093d
  9. #080628
  10. #040314
  11. #000000

Tints

#291fca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #291fca
  2. #3e35cf
  3. #544cd5
  4. #6962da
  5. #7f79df
  6. #948fe5
  7. #a9a5ea
  8. #bfbcef
  9. #d4d2f4
  10. #eae9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#291fca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #291fca
  2. #3229c3
  3. #3a32bb
  4. #433cb4
  5. #4c46ac
  6. #5550a5
  7. #5d599e
  8. #666396
  9. #6f6d8f
  10. #777687
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b388e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ccf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003bc7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005878 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ecd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0048a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-291fca {
  color: #291fca;
}
Background
.bg-291fca {
  background-color: #291fca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-291fca {
  border: 2px solid #291fca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #291fca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 31 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 73% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-291fca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #291fca, #7f1fca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-291fca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 31 202 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.43 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.65 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.70 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.16 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.65 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.30 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.47 #d6e035 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#291fca  rgb(41, 31, 202)  hsl(244, 73%, 46%)  Medium Blue
#c0ca1f  rgb(192, 202, 31)  hsl(64, 73%, 46%)  Pear
#ca291f  rgb(202, 41, 31)  hsl(4, 73%, 46%)  Lava
#1fca29  rgb(31, 202, 41)  hsl(124, 73%, 46%)  Lime Green