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#293C8A

#293c8a ≈ Smalt

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#293c8a is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.08% red, 23.53% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.29% cyan, 56.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 228.25°, with 54.19% saturation and 35.1% 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 9.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), ΔE 4.18.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0554

Complementary

  1. #293c8a
  2. #8a7729

Split complementary

  1. #293c8a
  2. #8a4729
  3. #6d8a29

Analogous

  1. #296d8a
  2. #293c8a
  3. #47298a

Triadic

  1. #293c8a
  2. #8a293c
  3. #3c8a29

Tetradic

  1. #293c8a
  2. #77298a
  3. #8a7729
  4. #3c8a29

Square

  1. #293c8a
  2. #8a296d
  3. #8a7729
  4. #298a47

Monochromatic

  1. #060914
  2. #17224f
  3. #293c8a
  4. #3b56c5
  5. #7689d6

Shades

#293c8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #293c8a
  2. #25367c
  3. #21306e
  4. #1d2a61
  5. #192453
  6. #151e45
  7. #101837
  8. #0c1229
  9. #080c1c
  10. #04060e
  11. #000000

Tints

#293c8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #293c8a
  2. #3e5096
  3. #5463a1
  4. #6977ad
  5. #7f8ab9
  6. #949ec5
  7. #a9b1d0
  8. #bfc5dc
  9. #d4d8e8
  10. #eaecf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#293c8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #293c8a
  2. #324389
  3. #3a4a88
  4. #435087
  5. #4c5786
  6. #555e85
  7. #5d6584
  8. #666c83
  9. #6f7282
  10. #777981
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a4067 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00478d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003e88 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004f5d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #16438c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #083d89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004872 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-293c8a {
  color: #293c8a;
}
Background
.bg-293c8a {
  background-color: #293c8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-293c8a {
  border: 2px solid #293c8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #293c8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 60 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 54% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-293c8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #293c8a, #47298a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-293c8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 60 138 / 0.35);
}

#003399 Smalt ΔE 4.18 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.20 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 5.74 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.16 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.23 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.68 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.87 #d6c375 Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Smalt
#293c8a  rgb(41, 60, 138)  hsl(228, 54%, 35%)  Smalt
#8a7729  rgb(138, 119, 41)  hsl(48, 54%, 35%)  Olive
#8a293c  rgb(138, 41, 60)  hsl(348, 54%, 35%)  Claret
#3c8a29  rgb(60, 138, 41)  hsl(108, 54%, 35%)  Forest Green