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#294AED

#294aed ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#294aed is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.08% red, 29.02% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.7% cyan, 68.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 229.9°, with 84.48% saturation and 54.51% 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 6.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 5.44.

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Relative luminance0.1148

Complementary

  1. #294aed
  2. #edcc29

Split complementary

  1. #294aed
  2. #ed6a29
  3. #aced29

Analogous

  1. #29aced
  2. #294aed
  3. #6a29ed

Triadic

  1. #294aed
  2. #ed294a
  3. #4aed29

Tetradic

  1. #294aed
  2. #cc29ed
  3. #edcc29
  4. #4aed29

Square

  1. #294aed
  2. #ed29ac
  3. #edcc29
  4. #29ed6a

Monochromatic

  1. #0a1b73
  2. #102cba
  3. #294aed
  4. #7086f3
  5. #b6c1f9

Shades

#294aed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #294aed
  2. #2543d5
  3. #213bbe
  4. #1d34a6
  5. #192c8e
  6. #152577
  7. #101e5f
  8. #0c1647
  9. #080f2f
  10. #040718
  11. #000000

Tints

#294aed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #294aed
  2. #3e5cef
  3. #546ef1
  4. #6980f2
  5. #7f92f4
  6. #94a5f6
  7. #a9b7f8
  8. #bfc9fa
  9. #d4dbfb
  10. #eaedfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#294aed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #294aed
  2. #324fe2
  3. #3a55d7
  4. #435acc
  5. #4c60c1
  6. #5565b7
  7. #5d6aac
  8. #6670a1
  9. #6f7596
  10. #777b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f57ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0056ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007896 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005ef0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0051eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0068bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-294aed {
  color: #294aed;
}
Background
.bg-294aed {
  background-color: #294aed;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-294aed {
  border: 2px solid #294aed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #294aed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 74 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 84% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-294aed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #294aed, #6a29ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-294aed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 74 237 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.44 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.51 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.03 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.20 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.33 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.53 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.62 #d6b512 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Iris
#294aed  rgb(41, 74, 237)  hsl(230, 84%, 55%)  Iris
#edcc29  rgb(237, 204, 41)  hsl(50, 84%, 55%)  Jonquil
#ed294a  rgb(237, 41, 74)  hsl(350, 84%, 55%)  Amaranth
#4aed29  rgb(74, 237, 41)  hsl(110, 84%, 55%)  Neon Green