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#204BC2

#204bc2 ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#204bc2 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 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.51% cyan, 61.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 224.07°, with 71.68% saturation and 44.31% 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 7.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 3.49.

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Relative luminance0.0923

Complementary

  1. #204bc2
  2. #c29720

Split complementary

  1. #204bc2
  2. #c24620
  3. #9cc220

Analogous

  1. #209cc2
  2. #204bc2
  3. #4620c2

Triadic

  1. #204bc2
  2. #c2204b
  3. #4bc220

Tetradic

  1. #204bc2
  2. #9720c2
  3. #c29720
  4. #4bc220

Square

  1. #204bc2
  2. #c2209c
  3. #c29720
  4. #20c246

Monochromatic

  1. #0a183f
  2. #153280
  3. #204bc2
  4. #4d74e2
  5. #8fa7ec

Shades

#204bc2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #204bc2
  2. #1d44af
  3. #1a3c9b
  4. #163588
  5. #132d74
  6. #102661
  7. #0d1e4e
  8. #0a173a
  9. #060f27
  10. #030813
  11. #000000

Tints

#204bc2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #204bc2
  2. #365dc8
  3. #4d6fce
  4. #6381d4
  5. #7993da
  6. #90a5e1
  7. #a6b7e7
  8. #bcc9ed
  9. #d2dbf3
  10. #e9edf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#204bc2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #204bc2
  2. #2a50bb
  3. #3356b5
  4. #3d5bae
  5. #4660a8
  6. #5066a1
  7. #5a6b9a
  8. #637094
  9. #6d758d
  10. #767b87
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #46528e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005dc6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004ec0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006a7f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0057c4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004dc1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005f9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-204bc2 {
  color: #204bc2;
}
Background
.bg-204bc2 {
  background-color: #204bc2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-204bc2 {
  border: 2px solid #204bc2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #204bc2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 75 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 72% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-204bc2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #204bc2, #4620c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-204bc2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 75 194 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.49 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.02 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.44 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.77 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.30 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.53 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.65 #dfb43d Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#204bc2  rgb(32, 75, 194)  hsl(224, 72%, 44%)  Sapphire
#c29720  rgb(194, 151, 32)  hsl(44, 72%, 44%)  Goldenrod
#c2204b  rgb(194, 32, 75)  hsl(344, 72%, 44%)  Cardinal
#4bc220  rgb(75, 194, 32)  hsl(104, 72%, 44%)  Kelly Green