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#2829BB

#2829bb ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2829bb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 16.08% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.61% cyan, 78.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 239.59°, with 64.76% saturation and 44.51% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.26.

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Relative luminance0.0562

Complementary

  1. #2829bb
  2. #bbba28

Split complementary

  1. #2829bb
  2. #bb7028
  3. #73bb28

Analogous

  1. #2873bb
  2. #2829bb
  3. #7028bb

Triadic

  1. #2829bb
  2. #bb2829
  3. #29bb28

Tetradic

  1. #2829bb
  2. #ba28bb
  3. #bbba28
  4. #29bb28

Square

  1. #2829bb
  2. #bb2873
  3. #bbba28
  4. #28bb70

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0d3d
  2. #1b1b7c
  3. #2829bb
  4. #5556db
  5. #9494e8

Shades

#2829bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2829bb
  2. #2425a8
  3. #202196
  4. #1c1d83
  5. #181970
  6. #14155e
  7. #10104b
  8. #0c0c38
  9. #080825
  10. #040413
  11. #000000

Tints

#2829bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2829bb
  2. #3e3ec2
  3. #5354c9
  4. #6969cf
  5. #7e7fd6
  6. #9494dd
  7. #a9a9e4
  8. #bfbfeb
  9. #d4d4f1
  10. #eaeaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2829bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2829bb
  2. #3132b5
  3. #3a3aaf
  4. #4243a9
  5. #4b4ca3
  6. #54559e
  7. #5d5d98
  8. #666692
  9. #6e6f8c
  10. #777786
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a3a84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004abf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003bb8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005671 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003fbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0035b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004895 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2829bb {
  color: #2829bb;
}
Background
.bg-2829bb {
  background-color: #2829bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2829bb {
  border: 2px solid #2829bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2829bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 41 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 65% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2829bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2829bb, #7028bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2829bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 41 187 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.26 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.95 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.16 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.30 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.13 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.88 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.11 #d7d644 Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2829bb  rgb(40, 41, 187)  hsl(240, 65%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#bbba28  rgb(187, 186, 40)  hsl(60, 65%, 45%)  Old Gold
#bb2829  rgb(187, 40, 41)  hsl(360, 65%, 45%)  Firebrick
#29bb28  rgb(41, 187, 40)  hsl(120, 65%, 45%)  Kelly Green