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#296CEB

#296ceb ≈ Royal Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#296ceb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.08% red, 42.35% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.55% cyan, 54.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 219.28°, 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 4.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.48.

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Relative luminance0.1719

Complementary

  1. #296ceb
  2. #eba829

Split complementary

  1. #296ceb
  2. #eb4729
  3. #cdeb29

Analogous

  1. #29cdeb
  2. #296ceb
  3. #4729eb

Triadic

  1. #296ceb
  2. #eb296c
  3. #6ceb29

Tetradic

  1. #296ceb
  2. #a829eb
  3. #eba829
  4. #6ceb29

Square

  1. #296ceb
  2. #eb29cd
  3. #eba829
  4. #29eb47

Monochromatic

  1. #0b2e71
  2. #114ab6
  3. #296ceb
  4. #6f9cf2
  5. #b5ccf8

Shades

#296ceb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #296ceb
  2. #2561d4
  3. #2156bc
  4. #1d4ca5
  5. #19418d
  6. #153676
  7. #102b5e
  8. #0c2047
  9. #08162f
  10. #040b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#296ceb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #296ceb
  2. #3e7bed
  3. #5489ef
  4. #6998f1
  5. #7fa7f3
  6. #94b6f5
  7. #a9c4f7
  8. #bfd3f9
  9. #d4e2fb
  10. #eaf0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#296ceb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #296ceb
  2. #326ee0
  3. #3a70d6
  4. #4372cb
  5. #4c74c0
  6. #5576b6
  7. #5d78ab
  8. #667aa0
  9. #6f7c95
  10. #777e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e70b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007cef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006be9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ca1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0b76ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006bea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0080c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-296ceb {
  color: #296ceb;
}
Background
.bg-296ceb {
  background-color: #296ceb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-296ceb {
  border: 2px solid #296ceb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #296ceb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 108 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 83% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-296ceb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #296ceb, #4729eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-296ceb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 108 235 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.48 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.62 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.94 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.35 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.26 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.42 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.63 #d69314 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#296ceb  rgb(41, 108, 235)  hsl(219, 83%, 54%)  Royal Blue
#eba829  rgb(235, 168, 41)  hsl(39, 83%, 54%)  Marigold
#eb296c  rgb(235, 41, 108)  hsl(339, 83%, 54%)  Razzmatazz
#6ceb29  rgb(108, 235, 41)  hsl(99, 83%, 54%)  Lawn Green