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#024AE3

#024ae3 ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#024ae3 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.78% red, 29.02% green and 89.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 99.12% cyan, 67.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 220.8°, with 98.25% saturation and 44.9% 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 6.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 6.36.

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Relative luminance0.1046

Complementary

  1. #024ae3
  2. #e39b02

Split complementary

  1. #024ae3
  2. #e32b02
  3. #bae302

Analogous

  1. #02bae3
  2. #024ae3
  3. #2b02e3

Triadic

  1. #024ae3
  2. #e3024a
  3. #4ae302

Tetradic

  1. #024ae3
  2. #9b02e3
  3. #e39b02
  4. #4ae302

Square

  1. #024ae3
  2. #e302ba
  3. #e39b02
  4. #02e32b

Monochromatic

  1. #01194b
  2. #013197
  3. #024ae3
  4. #3475fd
  5. #80a8fe

Shades

#024ae3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #024ae3
  2. #0243cc
  3. #023bb6
  4. #01349f
  5. #012c88
  6. #012572
  7. #011e5b
  8. #011644
  9. #000f2d
  10. #000717
  11. #000000

Tints

#024ae3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #024ae3
  2. #1b5ce6
  3. #356ee9
  4. #4e80eb
  5. #6792ee
  6. #81a5f1
  7. #9ab7f4
  8. #b3c9f7
  9. #ccdbf9
  10. #e6edfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#024ae3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #024ae3
  2. #0f4fd9
  3. #1b55cf
  4. #285ac5
  5. #3460bb
  6. #4165b2
  7. #4e6aa8
  8. #5a709e
  9. #677594
  10. #737b8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4755a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065e8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0051e0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007590 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005be6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004ee1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0066b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-024ae3 {
  color: #024ae3;
}
Background
.bg-024ae3 {
  background-color: #024ae3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-024ae3 {
  border: 2px solid #024ae3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #024ae3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 2 74 227;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 98% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-024ae3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #024ae3, #2b02e3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-024ae3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(2 74 227 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.36 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.52 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.91 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.18 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.69 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.92 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.40 #fdb51c Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Sapphire
#024ae3  rgb(2, 74, 227)  hsl(221, 98%, 45%)  Sapphire
#e39b02  rgb(227, 155, 2)  hsl(41, 98%, 45%)  Gamboge
#e3024a  rgb(227, 2, 74)  hsl(341, 98%, 45%)  Amaranth
#4ae302  rgb(74, 227, 2)  hsl(101, 98%, 45%)  Neon Green