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#296EA2

#296ea2 ≈ Medium Persian Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#296ea2 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 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.69% cyan, 32.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 205.79°, with 59.61% saturation and 39.8% 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 5.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Persian Blue (#0067a5), ΔE 2.85.

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Relative luminance0.1423

Complementary

  1. #296ea2
  2. #a25d29

Split complementary

  1. #296ea2
  2. #a22931
  3. #a29929

Analogous

  1. #29a299
  2. #296ea2
  3. #2931a2

Triadic

  1. #296ea2
  2. #a2296e
  3. #6ea229

Tetradic

  1. #296ea2
  2. #5d29a2
  3. #a25d29
  4. #6ea229

Square

  1. #296ea2
  2. #9929a2
  3. #a25d29
  4. #31a229

Monochromatic

  1. #0a1b28
  2. #1a4565
  3. #296ea2
  4. #4795d0
  5. #84b8e0

Shades

#296ea2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #296ea2
  2. #256392
  3. #215882
  4. #1d4d71
  5. #194261
  6. #153751
  7. #102c41
  8. #0c2131
  9. #081620
  10. #040b10
  11. #000000

Tints

#296ea2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #296ea2
  2. #3e7dab
  3. #548bb5
  4. #699abe
  5. #7fa8c7
  6. #94b7d1
  7. #a9c5da
  8. #bfd4e3
  9. #d4e2ec
  10. #eaf1f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#296ea2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #296ea2
  2. #32709f
  3. #3a729b
  4. #437398
  5. #4c7594
  6. #557791
  7. #5d798e
  8. #667b8a
  9. #6f7c87
  10. #777e83
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.46:1 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 #5670a4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4564a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007b81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #486fa3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3c68a1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00768f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-296ea2 {
  color: #296ea2;
}
Background
.bg-296ea2 {
  background-color: #296ea2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-296ea2 {
  border: 2px solid #296ea2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #296ea2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 110 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 60% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-296ea2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #296ea2, #2931a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-296ea2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 110 162 / 0.35);
}

#0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 2.85 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.04 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 3.94 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 4.64 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.01 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.16 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.58 #d6915d Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Medium Persian Blue
#296ea2  rgb(41, 110, 162)  hsl(206, 60%, 40%)  Medium Persian Blue
#a25d29  rgb(162, 93, 41)  hsl(26, 60%, 40%)  Sienna
#a2296e  rgb(162, 41, 110)  hsl(326, 60%, 40%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6ea229  rgb(110, 162, 41)  hsl(86, 60%, 40%)  Olive Drab