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#296EA1

#296ea1 ≈ Medium Persian Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#296ea1 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 63.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.53% cyan, 31.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 205.5°, with 59.41% saturation and 39.61% 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 5.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Persian Blue (#0067a5), ΔE 2.88.

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Relative luminance0.142

Complementary

  1. #296ea1
  2. #a15c29

Split complementary

  1. #296ea1
  2. #a12932
  3. #a19829

Analogous

  1. #29a198
  2. #296ea1
  3. #2932a1

Triadic

  1. #296ea1
  2. #a1296e
  3. #6ea129

Tetradic

  1. #296ea1
  2. #5c29a1
  3. #a15c29
  4. #6ea129

Square

  1. #296ea1
  2. #9829a1
  3. #a15c29
  4. #32a129

Monochromatic

  1. #0a1b27
  2. #194464
  3. #296ea1
  4. #4696d0
  5. #83b8e0

Shades

#296ea1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #296ea1
  2. #256391
  3. #215881
  4. #1d4d71
  5. #194261
  6. #153751
  7. #102c40
  8. #0c2130
  9. #081620
  10. #040b10
  11. #000000

Tints

#296ea1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #296ea1
  2. #3e7daa
  3. #548bb4
  4. #699abd
  5. #7fa8c7
  6. #94b7d0
  7. #a9c5d9
  8. #bfd4e3
  9. #d4e2ec
  10. #eaf1f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#296ea1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #296ea1
  2. #32709e
  3. #3a729a
  4. #437397
  5. #4c7594
  6. #557791
  7. #5d798d
  8. #667b8a
  9. #6f7c87
  10. #777e83
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #566b83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5770a3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4664a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007a80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #486fa2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3c68a0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00768e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-296ea1 {
  color: #296ea1;
}
Background
.bg-296ea1 {
  background-color: #296ea1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-296ea1 {
  border: 2px solid #296ea1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #296ea1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 110 161;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 59% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-296ea1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #296ea1, #2932a1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-296ea1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 110 161 / 0.35);
}

#0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 2.88 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.17 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 3.98 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 4.44 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.08 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.32 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.69 #d6915e Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Medium Persian Blue
#296ea1  rgb(41, 110, 161)  hsl(206, 59%, 40%)  Medium Persian Blue
#a15c29  rgb(161, 92, 41)  hsl(26, 59%, 40%)  Sienna
#a1296e  rgb(161, 41, 110)  hsl(326, 59%, 40%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6ea129  rgb(110, 161, 41)  hsl(86, 59%, 40%)  Olive Drab