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#204DCA

#204dca ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#204dca is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.55% red, 30.2% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.16% cyan, 61.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 224.12°, with 72.65% saturation and 45.88% 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 7.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 3.72.

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Relative luminance0.0988

Complementary

  1. #204dca
  2. #ca9d20

Split complementary

  1. #204dca
  2. #ca4820
  3. #a2ca20

Analogous

  1. #20a2ca
  2. #204dca
  3. #4820ca

Triadic

  1. #204dca
  2. #ca204d
  3. #4dca20

Tetradic

  1. #204dca
  2. #9d20ca
  3. #ca9d20
  4. #4dca20

Square

  1. #204dca
  2. #ca20a2
  3. #ca9d20
  4. #20ca48

Monochromatic

  1. #0b1b46
  2. #163488
  3. #204dca
  4. #5379e4
  5. #95acee

Shades

#204dca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #204dca
  2. #1d45b6
  3. #1a3ea2
  4. #16368d
  5. #132e79
  6. #102765
  7. #0d1f51
  8. #0a173d
  9. #060f28
  10. #030814
  11. #000000

Tints

#204dca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #204dca
  2. #365fcf
  3. #4d71d5
  4. #6382da
  5. #7994df
  6. #90a6e5
  7. #a6b8ea
  8. #bccaef
  9. #d2dbf4
  10. #e9edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#204dca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #204dca
  2. #2a52c3
  3. #3357bb
  4. #3d5cb4
  5. #4661ac
  6. #5067a5
  7. #5a6c9e
  8. #637196
  9. #6d768f
  10. #767b87
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #485494 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0051c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006e84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0059cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004fc9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0062a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-204dca {
  color: #204dca;
}
Background
.bg-204dca {
  background-color: #204dca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-204dca {
  border: 2px solid #204dca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #204dca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 77 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 73% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-204dca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #204dca, #4820ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-204dca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 77 202 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.72 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.07 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.17 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.76 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.09 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.67 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.11 #dfb235 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#204dca  rgb(32, 77, 202)  hsl(224, 73%, 46%)  Sapphire
#ca9d20  rgb(202, 157, 32)  hsl(44, 73%, 46%)  Goldenrod
#ca204d  rgb(202, 32, 77)  hsl(344, 73%, 46%)  Brick Red
#4dca20  rgb(77, 202, 32)  hsl(104, 73%, 46%)  Lime Green