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#204ECB

#204ecb ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#204ecb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.55% red, 30.59% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.24% cyan, 61.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 223.86°, with 72.77% saturation and 46.08% 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 6.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 3.61.

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Relative luminance0.1007

Complementary

  1. #204ecb
  2. #cb9d20

Split complementary

  1. #204ecb
  2. #cb4820
  3. #a4cb20

Analogous

  1. #20a4cb
  2. #204ecb
  3. #4820cb

Triadic

  1. #204ecb
  2. #cb204e
  3. #4ecb20

Tetradic

  1. #204ecb
  2. #9d20cb
  3. #cb9d20
  4. #4ecb20

Square

  1. #204ecb
  2. #cb20a4
  3. #cb9d20
  4. #20cb48

Monochromatic

  1. #0b1b47
  2. #163589
  3. #204ecb
  4. #547ae4
  5. #96adee

Shades

#204ecb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #204ecb
  2. #1d46b7
  3. #1a3ea2
  4. #16378e
  5. #132f7a
  6. #102766
  7. #0d1f51
  8. #0a173d
  9. #061029
  10. #030814
  11. #000000

Tints

#204ecb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #204ecb
  2. #3660d0
  3. #4d71d5
  4. #6383db
  5. #7995e0
  6. #90a7e5
  7. #a6b8ea
  8. #bccaef
  9. #d2dcf5
  10. #e9edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#204ecb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #204ecb
  2. #2a53c4
  3. #3358bc
  4. #3d5db5
  5. #4662ad
  6. #5067a6
  7. #5a6c9e
  8. #637197
  9. #6d768f
  10. #767b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #495595 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0052c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006f85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005acd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0050ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0063a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-204ecb {
  color: #204ecb;
}
Background
.bg-204ecb {
  background-color: #204ecb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-204ecb {
  border: 2px solid #204ecb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #204ecb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 78 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 73% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-204ecb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #204ecb, #4820cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-204ecb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 78 203 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.61 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.23 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.50 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.76 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.32 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.40 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.07 #dfb134 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#204ecb  rgb(32, 78, 203)  hsl(224, 73%, 46%)  Sapphire
#cb9d20  rgb(203, 157, 32)  hsl(44, 73%, 46%)  Goldenrod
#cb204e  rgb(203, 32, 78)  hsl(344, 73%, 46%)  Brick Red
#4ecb20  rgb(78, 203, 32)  hsl(104, 73%, 46%)  Lime Green