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#296EA3

#296ea3 ≈ Medium Persian Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#296ea3 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.08% red, 43.14% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.85% cyan, 32.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 206.07°, with 59.8% saturation and 40% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Persian Blue (#0067a5), ΔE 2.83.

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Relative luminance0.1427

Complementary

  1. #296ea3
  2. #a35e29

Split complementary

  1. #296ea3
  2. #a32931
  3. #a39b29

Analogous

  1. #29a39b
  2. #296ea3
  3. #2931a3

Triadic

  1. #296ea3
  2. #a3296e
  3. #6ea329

Tetradic

  1. #296ea3
  2. #5e29a3
  3. #a35e29
  4. #6ea329

Square

  1. #296ea3
  2. #9b29a3
  3. #a35e29
  4. #31a329

Monochromatic

  1. #0a1b29
  2. #1a4566
  3. #296ea3
  4. #4895d1
  5. #85b8e0

Shades

#296ea3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #296ea3
  2. #256393
  3. #215882
  4. #1d4d72
  5. #194262
  6. #153752
  7. #102c41
  8. #0c2131
  9. #081621
  10. #040b10
  11. #000000

Tints

#296ea3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #296ea3
  2. #3e7dac
  3. #548bb5
  4. #699abf
  5. #7fa8c8
  6. #94b7d1
  7. #a9c5da
  8. #bfd4e3
  9. #d4e2ed
  10. #eaf1f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#296ea3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #296ea3
  2. #3270a0
  3. #3a729c
  4. #437399
  5. #4c7595
  6. #557792
  7. #5d798e
  8. #667b8b
  9. #6f7c87
  10. #777e84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #576b84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5670a5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4564a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007b81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #486fa4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b68a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007690 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-296ea3 {
  color: #296ea3;
}
Background
.bg-296ea3 {
  background-color: #296ea3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-296ea3 {
  border: 2px solid #296ea3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #296ea3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 110 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 60% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-296ea3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #296ea3, #2931a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-296ea3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 110 163 / 0.35);
}

#0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 2.83 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 2.91 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 3.90 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 4.83 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.96 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.00 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.47 #d6915c Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Medium Persian Blue
#296ea3  rgb(41, 110, 163)  hsl(206, 60%, 40%)  Medium Persian Blue
#a35e29  rgb(163, 94, 41)  hsl(26, 60%, 40%)  Sienna
#a3296e  rgb(163, 41, 110)  hsl(326, 60%, 40%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6ea329  rgb(110, 163, 41)  hsl(86, 60%, 40%)  Olive Drab