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#296FA7

#296fa7 ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#296fa7 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.08% red, 43.53% green and 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.45% cyan, 33.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 206.67°, with 60.58% saturation and 40.78% 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 5.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 2.38.

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Relative luminance0.1463

Complementary

  1. #296fa7
  2. #a76129

Split complementary

  1. #296fa7
  2. #a72930
  3. #a7a029

Analogous

  1. #29a7a0
  2. #296fa7
  3. #2930a7

Triadic

  1. #296fa7
  2. #a7296f
  3. #6fa729

Tetradic

  1. #296fa7
  2. #6129a7
  3. #a76129
  4. #6fa729

Square

  1. #296fa7
  2. #a029a7
  3. #a76129
  4. #30a729

Monochromatic

  1. #0b1d2c
  2. #1a466a
  3. #296fa7
  4. #4a96d3
  5. #87b9e2

Shades

#296fa7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #296fa7
  2. #256496
  3. #215986
  4. #1d4e75
  5. #194364
  6. #153854
  7. #102c43
  8. #0c2132
  9. #081621
  10. #040b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#296fa7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #296fa7
  2. #3e7db0
  3. #548cb9
  4. #699ac1
  5. #7fa9ca
  6. #94b7d3
  7. #a9c5dc
  8. #bfd4e5
  9. #d4e2ed
  10. #eaf1f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#296fa7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #296fa7
  2. #3271a3
  3. #3a729f
  4. #43749b
  5. #4c7697
  6. #557894
  7. #5d7990
  8. #667b8c
  9. #6f7d88
  10. #777e84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #586c87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5571a9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4365a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007c83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4770a8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3a69a6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007793 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-296fa7 {
  color: #296fa7;
}
Background
.bg-296fa7 {
  background-color: #296fa7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-296fa7 {
  border: 2px solid #296fa7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #296fa7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 111 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 61% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-296fa7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #296fa7, #2930a7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-296fa7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 111 167 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 2.38 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 3.16 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.06 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.39 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.22 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 5.45 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.45 #d69058 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

French Blue
#296fa7  rgb(41, 111, 167)  hsl(207, 61%, 41%)  French Blue
#a76129  rgb(167, 97, 41)  hsl(27, 61%, 41%)  Ginger
#a7296f  rgb(167, 41, 111)  hsl(327, 61%, 41%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6fa729  rgb(111, 167, 41)  hsl(87, 61%, 41%)  Kelly Green