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#294ADA

#294ada ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#294ada is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.08% red, 29.02% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.19% cyan, 66.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 228.81°, with 70.52% saturation and 50.78% 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 6.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 5.3.

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Relative luminance0.1043

Complementary

  1. #294ada
  2. #dab929

Split complementary

  1. #294ada
  2. #da6029
  3. #a3da29

Analogous

  1. #29a3da
  2. #294ada
  3. #6029da

Triadic

  1. #294ada
  2. #da294a
  3. #4ada29

Tetradic

  1. #294ada
  2. #b929da
  3. #dab929
  4. #4ada29

Square

  1. #294ada
  2. #da29a3
  3. #dab929
  4. #29da60

Monochromatic

  1. #101e5a
  2. #1b339c
  3. #294ada
  4. #6a81e5
  5. #abb8f1

Shades

#294ada mixed progressively with black.

  1. #294ada
  2. #2543c4
  3. #213bae
  4. #1d3499
  5. #192c83
  6. #15256d
  7. #101e57
  8. #0c1641
  9. #080f2c
  10. #040716
  11. #000000

Tints

#294ada mixed progressively with white.

  1. #294ada
  2. #3e5cde
  3. #546ee1
  4. #6980e5
  5. #7f92e9
  6. #94a5ed
  7. #a9b7f0
  8. #bfc9f4
  9. #d4dbf8
  10. #eaedfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#294ada mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #294ada
  2. #324fd1
  3. #3a55c8
  4. #435abf
  5. #4c60b6
  6. #5565ad
  7. #5d6aa4
  8. #66709b
  9. #6f7592
  10. #777b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c559e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0053d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00718c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005add ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004fd8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0064b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-294ada {
  color: #294ada;
}
Background
.bg-294ada {
  background-color: #294ada;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-294ada {
  border: 2px solid #294ada;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #294ada;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 74 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 71% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-294ada {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #294ada, #6029da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-294ada {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 74 218 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.30 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.23 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.33 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.39 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.59 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.50 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.72 #d6b525 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Iris
#294ada  rgb(41, 74, 218)  hsl(229, 71%, 51%)  Iris
#dab929  rgb(218, 185, 41)  hsl(49, 71%, 51%)  Old Gold
#da294a  rgb(218, 41, 74)  hsl(349, 71%, 51%)  Amaranth
#4ada29  rgb(74, 218, 41)  hsl(109, 71%, 51%)  Lime Green