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#0224EF

#0224ef ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0224ef is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.78% red, 14.12% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 99.16% cyan, 84.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 231.39°, with 98.34% saturation and 47.25% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 2.84.

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Relative luminance0.0751

Complementary

  1. #0224ef
  2. #efcd02

Split complementary

  1. #0224ef
  2. #ef5602
  3. #9aef02

Analogous

  1. #029aef
  2. #0224ef
  3. #5602ef

Triadic

  1. #0224ef
  2. #ef0224
  3. #24ef02

Tetradic

  1. #0224ef
  2. #cd02ef
  3. #efcd02
  4. #24ef02

Square

  1. #0224ef
  2. #ef029a
  3. #efcd02
  4. #02ef56

Monochromatic

  1. #010d57
  2. #0119a3
  3. #0224ef
  4. #405bfd
  5. #8c9cfe

Shades

#0224ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0224ef
  2. #0220d7
  3. #021dbf
  4. #0119a7
  5. #01168f
  6. #011278
  7. #010e60
  8. #010b48
  9. #000730
  10. #000418
  11. #000000

Tints

#0224ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0224ef
  2. #1b3af1
  3. #3550f2
  4. #4e66f4
  5. #677cf5
  6. #8192f7
  7. #9aa7f9
  8. #b3bdfa
  9. #ccd3fc
  10. #e6e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0224ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0224ef
  2. #0f2de4
  3. #1b36d9
  4. #2840ce
  5. #3449c3
  6. #4152b8
  7. #4e5bac
  8. #5a64a1
  9. #676e96
  10. #73778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c41a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006a8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0049f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0056bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0224ef {
  color: #0224ef;
}
Background
.bg-0224ef {
  background-color: #0224ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0224ef {
  border: 2px solid #0224ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0224ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 2 36 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 98% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0224ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0224ef, #5602ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0224ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(2 36 239 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 2.84 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.81 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.65 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.54 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.16 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.77 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.11 #fddb10 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Blue
#0224ef  rgb(2, 36, 239)  hsl(231, 98%, 47%)  Blue
#efcd02  rgb(239, 205, 2)  hsl(51, 98%, 47%)  Jonquil
#ef0224  rgb(239, 2, 36)  hsl(351, 98%, 47%)  Lust
#24ef02  rgb(36, 239, 2)  hsl(111, 98%, 47%)  Lime