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#296EA0

#296ea0 ≈ Medium Persian Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#296ea0 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.08% red, 43.14% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.38% cyan, 31.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 205.21°, with 59.2% saturation and 39.41% 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 5.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Persian Blue (#0067a5), ΔE 2.94.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.1416

Complementary

  1. #296ea0
  2. #a05b29

Split complementary

  1. #296ea0
  2. #a02933
  3. #a09629

Analogous

  1. #29a096
  2. #296ea0
  3. #2933a0

Triadic

  1. #296ea0
  2. #a0296e
  3. #6ea029

Tetradic

  1. #296ea0
  2. #5b29a0
  3. #a05b29
  4. #6ea029

Square

  1. #296ea0
  2. #9629a0
  3. #a05b29
  4. #33a029

Monochromatic

  1. #0a1a26
  2. #194463
  3. #296ea0
  4. #4696d0
  5. #83b8df

Shades

#296ea0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #296ea0
  2. #256390
  3. #215880
  4. #1d4d70
  5. #194260
  6. #153750
  7. #102c40
  8. #0c2130
  9. #081620
  10. #040b10
  11. #000000

Tints

#296ea0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #296ea0
  2. #3e7daa
  3. #548bb3
  4. #699abd
  5. #7fa8c6
  6. #94b7d0
  7. #a9c5d9
  8. #bfd4e3
  9. #d4e2ec
  10. #eaf1f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#296ea0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #296ea0
  2. #32709d
  3. #3a729a
  4. #437396
  5. #4c7593
  6. #557790
  7. #5d798d
  8. #667b8a
  9. #6f7c86
  10. #777e83
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #566b83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #576fa2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #47649f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007a80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #496fa1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d689f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00768e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-296ea0 {
  color: #296ea0;
}
Background
.bg-296ea0 {
  background-color: #296ea0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-296ea0 {
  border: 2px solid #296ea0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #296ea0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 110 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 59% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-296ea0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #296ea0, #2933a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-296ea0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 110 160 / 0.35);
}

#0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 2.94 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.32 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.03 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 4.25 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.16 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.49 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.54 #d6915f Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Medium Persian Blue
#296ea0  rgb(41, 110, 160)  hsl(205, 59%, 39%)  Medium Persian Blue
#a05b29  rgb(160, 91, 41)  hsl(25, 59%, 39%)  Sienna
#a0296e  rgb(160, 41, 110)  hsl(325, 59%, 39%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6ea029  rgb(110, 160, 41)  hsl(85, 59%, 39%)  Olive Drab