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#294EDE

#294ede ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#294ede is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.08% red, 30.59% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.53% cyan, 64.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 227.73°, with 73.28% saturation and 51.57% 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 6.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 5.33.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1119

Complementary

  1. #294ede
  2. #deb929

Split complementary

  1. #294ede
  2. #de5e29
  3. #a9de29

Analogous

  1. #29a9de
  2. #294ede
  3. #5e29de

Triadic

  1. #294ede
  2. #de294e
  3. #4ede29

Tetradic

  1. #294ede
  2. #b929de
  3. #deb929
  4. #4ede29

Square

  1. #294ede
  2. #de29a9
  3. #deb929
  4. #29de5e

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1f5f
  2. #1935a2
  3. #294ede
  4. #6b85e8
  5. #aebcf2

Shades

#294ede mixed progressively with black.

  1. #294ede
  2. #2546c8
  3. #213eb2
  4. #1d379b
  5. #192f85
  6. #15276f
  7. #101f59
  8. #0c1743
  9. #08102c
  10. #040816
  11. #000000

Tints

#294ede mixed progressively with white.

  1. #294ede
  2. #3e60e1
  3. #5471e5
  4. #6983e8
  5. #7f95eb
  6. #94a7ef
  7. #a9b8f2
  8. #bfcaf5
  9. #d4dcf8
  10. #eaedfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#294ede mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #294ede
  2. #3253d5
  3. #3a58cb
  4. #435dc2
  5. #4c62b8
  6. #5567af
  7. #5d6ca6
  8. #66719c
  9. #6f7693
  10. #777b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e58a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0056db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00758f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005ee1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0053dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0067b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-294ede {
  color: #294ede;
}
Background
.bg-294ede {
  background-color: #294ede;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-294ede {
  border: 2px solid #294ede;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #294ede;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 78 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 73% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-294ede {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #294ede, #5e29de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-294ede {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 78 222 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.33 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.03 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.22 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.49 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.55 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.98 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.32 #d6b121 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Iris
#294ede  rgb(41, 78, 222)  hsl(228, 73%, 52%)  Iris
#deb929  rgb(222, 185, 41)  hsl(48, 73%, 52%)  Meat Brown
#de294e  rgb(222, 41, 78)  hsl(348, 73%, 52%)  Amaranth
#4ede29  rgb(78, 222, 41)  hsl(108, 73%, 52%)  Lime Green