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#296EA9

#296ea9 ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#296ea9 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.08% red, 43.14% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.74% cyan, 34.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 207.66°, with 60.95% saturation and 41.18% 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 5.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 2.47.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.1449

Complementary

  1. #296ea9
  2. #a96429

Split complementary

  1. #296ea9
  2. #a9292e
  3. #a9a429

Analogous

  1. #29a9a4
  2. #296ea9
  3. #292ea9

Triadic

  1. #296ea9
  2. #a9296e
  3. #6ea929

Tetradic

  1. #296ea9
  2. #6429a9
  3. #a96429
  4. #6ea929

Square

  1. #296ea9
  2. #a429a9
  3. #a96429
  4. #2ea929

Monochromatic

  1. #0b1e2e
  2. #1a466b
  3. #296ea9
  4. #4b95d3
  5. #89b9e2

Shades

#296ea9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #296ea9
  2. #256398
  3. #215887
  4. #1d4d76
  5. #194265
  6. #153755
  7. #102c44
  8. #0c2133
  9. #081622
  10. #040b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#296ea9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #296ea9
  2. #3e7db2
  3. #548bba
  4. #699ac3
  5. #7fa8cb
  6. #94b7d4
  7. #a9c5dd
  8. #bfd4e5
  9. #d4e2ee
  10. #eaf1f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#296ea9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #296ea9
  2. #3270a5
  3. #3a72a1
  4. #43739d
  5. #4c7599
  6. #557795
  7. #5d7990
  8. #667b8c
  9. #6f7c88
  10. #777e84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #576c88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5371ab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4065a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007c83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4670aa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3869a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007794 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-296ea9 {
  color: #296ea9;
}
Background
.bg-296ea9 {
  background-color: #296ea9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-296ea9 {
  border: 2px solid #296ea9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #296ea9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 110 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 61% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-296ea9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #296ea9, #292ea9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-296ea9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 110 169 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 2.47 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 3.03 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 3.88 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.18 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.80 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.87 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 5.90 #d69156 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

French Blue
#296ea9  rgb(41, 110, 169)  hsl(208, 61%, 41%)  French Blue
#a96429  rgb(169, 100, 41)  hsl(28, 61%, 41%)  Ginger
#a9296e  rgb(169, 41, 110)  hsl(328, 61%, 41%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6ea929  rgb(110, 169, 41)  hsl(88, 61%, 41%)  Kelly Green