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#296AEE

#296aee ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#296aee is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.08% red, 41.57% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.77% cyan, 55.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 220.2°, with 85.28% saturation and 54.71% 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 4.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.11.

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Relative luminance0.1695

Complementary

  1. #296aee
  2. #eead29

Split complementary

  1. #296aee
  2. #ee4b29
  3. #cdee29

Analogous

  1. #29cdee
  2. #296aee
  3. #4b29ee

Triadic

  1. #296aee
  2. #ee296a
  3. #6aee29

Tetradic

  1. #296aee
  2. #ad29ee
  3. #eead29
  4. #6aee29

Square

  1. #296aee
  2. #ee29cd
  3. #eead29
  4. #29ee4b

Monochromatic

  1. #092d75
  2. #0f48bc
  3. #296aee
  4. #709bf4
  5. #b7cdf9

Shades

#296aee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #296aee
  2. #255fd6
  3. #2155be
  4. #1d4aa7
  5. #19408f
  6. #153577
  7. #102a5f
  8. #0c2047
  9. #081530
  10. #040b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#296aee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #296aee
  2. #3e79f0
  3. #5488f1
  4. #6997f3
  5. #7fa6f5
  6. #94b5f7
  7. #a9c3f8
  8. #bfd2fa
  9. #d4e1fc
  10. #eaf0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#296aee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #296aee
  2. #326ce3
  3. #3a6ed8
  4. #4371cd
  5. #4c73c2
  6. #5575b7
  7. #5d77ac
  8. #6679a1
  9. #6f7c96
  10. #777e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d6fb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007cf3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006aeb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ba2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0075f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006aec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007fc5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-296aee {
  color: #296aee;
}
Background
.bg-296aee {
  background-color: #296aee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-296aee {
  border: 2px solid #296aee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #296aee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 106 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 85% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-296aee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #296aee, #4b29ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-296aee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 106 238 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.11 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.95 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.20 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.09 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.53 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.02 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.93 #d69511 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#296aee  rgb(41, 106, 238)  hsl(220, 85%, 55%)  Royal Blue
#eead29  rgb(238, 173, 41)  hsl(40, 85%, 55%)  Marigold
#ee296a  rgb(238, 41, 106)  hsl(340, 85%, 55%)  Razzmatazz
#6aee29  rgb(106, 238, 41)  hsl(100, 85%, 55%)  Lawn Green