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#204BBF

#204bbf ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#204bbf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.55% red, 29.41% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.25% cyan, 60.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 223.77°, with 71.3% saturation and 43.73% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 3.28.

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Relative luminance0.091

Complementary

  1. #204bbf
  2. #bf9420

Split complementary

  1. #204bbf
  2. #bf4420
  3. #9bbf20

Analogous

  1. #209bbf
  2. #204bbf
  3. #4420bf

Triadic

  1. #204bbf
  2. #bf204b
  3. #4bbf20

Tetradic

  1. #204bbf
  2. #9420bf
  3. #bf9420
  4. #4bbf20

Square

  1. #204bbf
  2. #bf209b
  3. #bf9420
  4. #20bf44

Monochromatic

  1. #0a183c
  2. #15317d
  3. #204bbf
  4. #4b73e1
  5. #8ca6ec

Shades

#204bbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #204bbf
  2. #1d44ac
  3. #1a3c99
  4. #163586
  5. #132d73
  6. #102660
  7. #0d1e4c
  8. #0a1739
  9. #060f26
  10. #030813
  11. #000000

Tints

#204bbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #204bbf
  2. #365dc5
  3. #4d6fcc
  4. #6381d2
  5. #7993d9
  6. #90a5df
  7. #a6b7e5
  8. #bcc9ec
  9. #d2dbf2
  10. #e9edf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#204bbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #204bbf
  2. #2a50b9
  3. #3356b2
  4. #3d5bac
  5. #4660a6
  6. #5066a0
  7. #5a6b99
  8. #637093
  9. #6d758d
  10. #767b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #46518c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005dc3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004ebd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00697e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0056c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004dbe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005e9c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-204bbf {
  color: #204bbf;
}
Background
.bg-204bbf {
  background-color: #204bbf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-204bbf {
  border: 2px solid #204bbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #204bbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 75 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 71% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-204bbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #204bbf, #4420bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-204bbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 75 191 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.28 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.64 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.47 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.86 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.28 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.39 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.57 #dfb440 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#204bbf  rgb(32, 75, 191)  hsl(224, 71%, 44%)  Sapphire
#bf9420  rgb(191, 148, 32)  hsl(44, 71%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#bf204b  rgb(191, 32, 75)  hsl(344, 71%, 44%)  Cardinal
#4bbf20  rgb(75, 191, 32)  hsl(104, 71%, 44%)  Kelly Green