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#293EB3

#293eb3 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#293eb3 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.08% red, 24.31% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.09% cyan, 65.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 230.87°, with 62.73% saturation and 43.14% 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 8.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 1.8.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0717

Complementary

  1. #293eb3
  2. #b39e29

Split complementary

  1. #293eb3
  2. #b35929
  3. #83b329

Analogous

  1. #2983b3
  2. #293eb3
  3. #5929b3

Triadic

  1. #293eb3
  2. #b3293e
  3. #3eb329

Tetradic

  1. #293eb3
  2. #9e29b3
  3. #b39e29
  4. #3eb329

Square

  1. #293eb3
  2. #b32983
  3. #b39e29
  4. #29b359

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1337
  2. #1b2875
  3. #293eb3
  4. #5166d7
  5. #909de5

Shades

#293eb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #293eb3
  2. #2538a1
  3. #21328f
  4. #1d2b7d
  5. #19256b
  6. #151f5a
  7. #101948
  8. #0c1336
  9. #080c24
  10. #040612
  11. #000000

Tints

#293eb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #293eb3
  2. #3e51bb
  3. #5465c2
  4. #6978ca
  5. #7f8bd1
  6. #949fd9
  7. #a9b2e1
  8. #bfc5e8
  9. #d4d8f0
  10. #eaecf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#293eb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #293eb3
  2. #3245ae
  3. #3a4ba9
  4. #4352a4
  5. #4c589f
  6. #555f9a
  7. #5d6694
  8. #666c8f
  9. #6f738a
  10. #777985
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #404782 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052b7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045b1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005d73 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004bb5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0042b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005291 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-293eb3 {
  color: #293eb3;
}
Background
.bg-293eb3 {
  background-color: #293eb3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-293eb3 {
  border: 2px solid #293eb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #293eb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 62 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 63% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-293eb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #293eb3, #5929b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-293eb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 62 179 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 1.80 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.53 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.86 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.10 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.22 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.35 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.72 #d6c14c Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#293eb3  rgb(41, 62, 179)  hsl(231, 63%, 43%)  Persian Blue
#b39e29  rgb(179, 158, 41)  hsl(51, 63%, 43%)  Brass
#b3293e  rgb(179, 41, 62)  hsl(351, 63%, 43%)  Cardinal
#3eb329  rgb(62, 179, 41)  hsl(111, 63%, 43%)  Kelly Green