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#204CBC

#204cbc ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#204cbc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.55% red, 29.8% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.98% cyan, 59.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 223.08°, with 70.91% saturation and 43.14% 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 7.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 2.78.

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Relative luminance0.0911

Complementary

  1. #204cbc
  2. #bc9020

Split complementary

  1. #204cbc
  2. #bc4220
  3. #9abc20

Analogous

  1. #209abc
  2. #204cbc
  3. #4220bc

Triadic

  1. #204cbc
  2. #bc204c
  3. #4cbc20

Tetradic

  1. #204cbc
  2. #9020bc
  3. #bc9020
  4. #4cbc20

Square

  1. #204cbc
  2. #bc209a
  3. #bc9020
  4. #20bc42

Monochromatic

  1. #0a1739
  2. #15327b
  3. #204cbc
  4. #4973e0
  5. #8aa5eb

Shades

#204cbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #204cbc
  2. #1d44a9
  3. #1a3d96
  4. #163584
  5. #132e71
  6. #10265e
  7. #0d1e4b
  8. #0a1738
  9. #060f26
  10. #030813
  11. #000000

Tints

#204cbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #204cbc
  2. #365ec3
  3. #4d70c9
  4. #6382d0
  5. #7994d7
  6. #90a6de
  7. #a6b7e4
  8. #bcc9eb
  9. #d2dbf2
  10. #e9edf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#204cbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #204cbc
  2. #2a51b6
  3. #3356b0
  4. #3d5caa
  5. #4661a4
  6. #50669e
  7. #5a6b98
  8. #637092
  9. #6d768c
  10. #767b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #46528a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005dc0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004eba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00697c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0056be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004dbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005e9a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-204cbc {
  color: #204cbc;
}
Background
.bg-204cbc {
  background-color: #204cbc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-204cbc {
  border: 2px solid #204cbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #204cbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 76 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 71% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-204cbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #204cbc, #4220bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-204cbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 76 188 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 2.78 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.30 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.87 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.76 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.21 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.48 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.58 #dfb343 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#204cbc  rgb(32, 76, 188)  hsl(223, 71%, 43%)  Sapphire
#bc9020  rgb(188, 144, 32)  hsl(43, 71%, 43%)  Dark Goldenrod
#bc204c  rgb(188, 32, 76)  hsl(343, 71%, 43%)  Cardinal
#4cbc20  rgb(76, 188, 32)  hsl(103, 71%, 43%)  Kelly Green