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#294BDD

#294bdd ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#294bdd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.08% red, 29.41% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.45% cyan, 66.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 228.67°, with 72.58% saturation and 51.37% 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 6.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 5.25.

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Relative luminance0.1072

Complementary

  1. #294bdd
  2. #ddbb29

Split complementary

  1. #294bdd
  2. #dd6129
  3. #a5dd29

Analogous

  1. #29a5dd
  2. #294bdd
  3. #6129dd

Triadic

  1. #294bdd
  2. #dd294b
  3. #4bdd29

Tetradic

  1. #294bdd
  2. #bb29dd
  3. #ddbb29
  4. #4bdd29

Square

  1. #294bdd
  2. #dd29a5
  3. #ddbb29
  4. #29dd61

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1e5e
  2. #1933a0
  3. #294bdd
  4. #6b83e7
  5. #adbaf2

Shades

#294bdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #294bdd
  2. #2544c7
  3. #213cb1
  4. #1d359b
  5. #192d85
  6. #15266f
  7. #101e58
  8. #0c1742
  9. #080f2c
  10. #040816
  11. #000000

Tints

#294bdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #294bdd
  2. #3e5de0
  3. #546fe4
  4. #6981e7
  5. #7f93eb
  6. #94a5ee
  7. #a9b7f1
  8. #bfc9f5
  9. #d4dbf8
  10. #eaedfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#294bdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #294bdd
  2. #3250d4
  3. #3a56ca
  4. #435bc1
  5. #4c60b8
  6. #5566af
  7. #5d6ba5
  8. #66709c
  9. #6f7593
  10. #777b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c56a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0054da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00738e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005ce0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0050db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0065b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-294bdd {
  color: #294bdd;
}
Background
.bg-294bdd {
  background-color: #294bdd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-294bdd {
  border: 2px solid #294bdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #294bdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 75 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 73% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-294bdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #294bdd, #6129dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-294bdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 75 221 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.25 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.04 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.53 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.80 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.92 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.85 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.56 #d6b422 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Iris
#294bdd  rgb(41, 75, 221)  hsl(229, 73%, 51%)  Iris
#ddbb29  rgb(221, 187, 41)  hsl(49, 73%, 51%)  Old Gold
#dd294b  rgb(221, 41, 75)  hsl(349, 73%, 51%)  Amaranth
#4bdd29  rgb(75, 221, 41)  hsl(109, 73%, 51%)  Lime Green