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#296EA4

#296ea4 ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#296ea4 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.08% red, 43.14% green and 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75% cyan, 32.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 206.34°, with 60% saturation and 40.2% 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 5.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 2.81.

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Relative luminance0.143

Complementary

  1. #296ea4
  2. #a45f29

Split complementary

  1. #296ea4
  2. #a42931
  3. #a49d29

Analogous

  1. #29a49d
  2. #296ea4
  3. #2931a4

Triadic

  1. #296ea4
  2. #a4296e
  3. #6ea429

Tetradic

  1. #296ea4
  2. #5f29a4
  3. #a45f29
  4. #6ea429

Square

  1. #296ea4
  2. #9d29a4
  3. #a45f29
  4. #31a429

Monochromatic

  1. #0a1c2a
  2. #1a4567
  3. #296ea4
  4. #4895d1
  5. #85b9e1

Shades

#296ea4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #296ea4
  2. #256394
  3. #215883
  4. #1d4d73
  5. #194262
  6. #153752
  7. #102c42
  8. #0c2131
  9. #081621
  10. #040b10
  11. #000000

Tints

#296ea4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #296ea4
  2. #3e7dad
  3. #548bb6
  4. #699abf
  5. #7fa8c8
  6. #94b7d2
  7. #a9c5db
  8. #bfd4e4
  9. #d4e2ed
  10. #eaf1f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#296ea4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #296ea4
  2. #3270a0
  3. #3a729d
  4. #437399
  5. #4c7596
  6. #557792
  7. #5d798e
  8. #667b8b
  9. #6f7c87
  10. #777e84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #576b85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5570a6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4464a3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007b81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #476fa5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b68a3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007690 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-296ea4 {
  color: #296ea4;
}
Background
.bg-296ea4 {
  background-color: #296ea4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-296ea4 {
  border: 2px solid #296ea4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #296ea4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 110 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 60% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-296ea4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #296ea4, #2931a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-296ea4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 110 164 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 2.81 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 2.83 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 3.88 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.85 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.91 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 5.01 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.35 #d6915b Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

French Blue
#296ea4  rgb(41, 110, 164)  hsl(206, 60%, 40%)  French Blue
#a45f29  rgb(164, 95, 41)  hsl(26, 60%, 40%)  Sienna
#a4296e  rgb(164, 41, 110)  hsl(326, 60%, 40%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6ea429  rgb(110, 164, 41)  hsl(86, 60%, 40%)  Olive Drab