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#296EA8

#296ea8 ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#296ea8 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 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.6% cyan, 34.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 207.4°, with 60.77% saturation and 40.98% 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 5.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 2.51.

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Relative luminance0.1445

Complementary

  1. #296ea8
  2. #a86329

Split complementary

  1. #296ea8
  2. #a8292e
  3. #a8a229

Analogous

  1. #29a8a2
  2. #296ea8
  3. #292ea8

Triadic

  1. #296ea8
  2. #a8296e
  3. #6ea829

Tetradic

  1. #296ea8
  2. #6329a8
  3. #a86329
  4. #6ea829

Square

  1. #296ea8
  2. #a229a8
  3. #a86329
  4. #2ea829

Monochromatic

  1. #0b1d2d
  2. #1a466b
  3. #296ea8
  4. #4b95d3
  5. #88b9e2

Shades

#296ea8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #296ea8
  2. #256397
  3. #215886
  4. #1d4d76
  5. #194265
  6. #153754
  7. #102c43
  8. #0c2132
  9. #081622
  10. #040b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#296ea8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #296ea8
  2. #3e7db1
  3. #548bb9
  4. #699ac2
  5. #7fa8cb
  6. #94b7d4
  7. #a9c5dc
  8. #bfd4e5
  9. #d4e2ee
  10. #eaf1f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#296ea8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #296ea8
  2. #3270a4
  3. #3a72a0
  4. #43739c
  5. #4c7598
  6. #557794
  7. #5d7990
  8. #667b8c
  9. #6f7c88
  10. #777e84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #576c87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5371aa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4165a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007c83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4670a9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3969a7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007793 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-296ea8 {
  color: #296ea8;
}
Background
.bg-296ea8 {
  background-color: #296ea8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-296ea8 {
  border: 2px solid #296ea8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #296ea8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 110 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 61% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-296ea8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #296ea8, #292ea8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-296ea8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 110 168 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 2.51 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 2.97 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 3.87 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.30 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.81 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 5.73 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.95 #d69157 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

French Blue
#296ea8  rgb(41, 110, 168)  hsl(207, 61%, 41%)  French Blue
#a86329  rgb(168, 99, 41)  hsl(27, 61%, 41%)  Ginger
#a8296e  rgb(168, 41, 110)  hsl(327, 61%, 41%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6ea829  rgb(110, 168, 41)  hsl(87, 61%, 41%)  Kelly Green