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#2249CC

#2249cc ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2249cc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.33% red, 28.63% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.33% cyan, 64.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 226.24°, with 71.43% saturation and 46.67% 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 7.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 4.95.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0946

Complementary

  1. #2249cc
  2. #cca522

Split complementary

  1. #2249cc
  2. #cc5022
  3. #9ecc22

Analogous

  1. #229ecc
  2. #2249cc
  3. #5022cc

Triadic

  1. #2249cc
  2. #cc2249
  3. #49cc22

Tetradic

  1. #2249cc
  2. #a522cc
  3. #cca522
  4. #49cc22

Square

  1. #2249cc
  2. #cc229e
  3. #cca522
  4. #22cc50

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1a49
  2. #17328a
  3. #2249cc
  4. #5777e3
  5. #99adee

Shades

#2249cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2249cc
  2. #1f42b8
  3. #1b3aa3
  4. #18338f
  5. #142c7a
  6. #112566
  7. #0e1d52
  8. #0a163d
  9. #070f29
  10. #030714
  11. #000000

Tints

#2249cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2249cc
  2. #385bd1
  3. #4e6dd6
  4. #6480db
  5. #7a92e0
  6. #91a4e6
  7. #a7b6eb
  8. #bdc8f0
  9. #d3dbf5
  10. #e9edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2249cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2249cc
  2. #2b4fc4
  3. #3554bd
  4. #3e5ab5
  5. #485fae
  6. #5165a6
  7. #5a6a9e
  8. #647097
  9. #6d758f
  10. #777b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #475294 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fd0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004fca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006c84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0057cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004dcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0060a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2249cc {
  color: #2249cc;
}
Background
.bg-2249cc {
  background-color: #2249cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2249cc {
  border: 2px solid #2249cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2249cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 34 73 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 71% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2249cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2249cc, #5022cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2249cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(34 73 204 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.95 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.06 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.45 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.21 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.37 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.73 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.73 #ddb633 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#2249cc  rgb(34, 73, 204)  hsl(226, 71%, 47%)  Sapphire
#cca522  rgb(204, 165, 34)  hsl(46, 71%, 47%)  Metallic Gold
#cc2249  rgb(204, 34, 73)  hsl(346, 71%, 47%)  Cardinal
#49cc22  rgb(73, 204, 34)  hsl(106, 71%, 47%)  Lime Green