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#296AEB

#296aeb ≈ Royal Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#296aeb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.08% red, 41.57% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.55% cyan, 54.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 219.9°, with 82.91% saturation and 54.12% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. 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 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.07.

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Relative luminance0.1678

Complementary

  1. #296aeb
  2. #ebaa29

Split complementary

  1. #296aeb
  2. #eb4929
  3. #cbeb29

Analogous

  1. #29cbeb
  2. #296aeb
  3. #4929eb

Triadic

  1. #296aeb
  2. #eb296a
  3. #6aeb29

Tetradic

  1. #296aeb
  2. #aa29eb
  3. #ebaa29
  4. #6aeb29

Square

  1. #296aeb
  2. #eb29cb
  3. #ebaa29
  4. #29eb49

Monochromatic

  1. #0b2d71
  2. #1148b6
  3. #296aeb
  4. #6f9bf2
  5. #b5cbf8

Shades

#296aeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #296aeb
  2. #255fd4
  3. #2155bc
  4. #1d4aa5
  5. #19408d
  6. #153576
  7. #102a5e
  8. #0c2047
  9. #08152f
  10. #040b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#296aeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #296aeb
  2. #3e79ed
  3. #5488ef
  4. #6997f1
  5. #7fa6f3
  6. #94b5f5
  7. #a9c3f7
  8. #bfd2f9
  9. #d4e1fb
  10. #eaf0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#296aeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #296aeb
  2. #326ce0
  3. #3a6ed6
  4. #4371cb
  5. #4c73c0
  6. #5575b6
  7. #5d77ab
  8. #6679a0
  9. #6f7c95
  10. #777e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d6fb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007bef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0069e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008aa0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0075ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006aea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007fc3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-296aeb {
  color: #296aeb;
}
Background
.bg-296aeb {
  background-color: #296aeb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-296aeb {
  border: 2px solid #296aeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #296aeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 106 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 83% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-296aeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #296aeb, #4929eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-296aeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 106 235 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.07 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.13 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.49 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.81 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.17 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.86 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.64 #d69514 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#296aeb  rgb(41, 106, 235)  hsl(220, 83%, 54%)  Royal Blue
#ebaa29  rgb(235, 170, 41)  hsl(40, 83%, 54%)  Marigold
#eb296a  rgb(235, 41, 106)  hsl(340, 83%, 54%)  Razzmatazz
#6aeb29  rgb(106, 235, 41)  hsl(100, 83%, 54%)  Lawn Green