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#224AEA

#224aea ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#224aea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.33% red, 29.02% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.47% cyan, 68.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 228°, with 82.64% saturation and 52.55% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 5.65.

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Web safe#3333ff
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Relative luminance0.1118

Complementary

  1. #224aea
  2. #eac222

Split complementary

  1. #224aea
  2. #ea5e22
  3. #aeea22

Analogous

  1. #22aeea
  2. #224aea
  3. #5e22ea

Triadic

  1. #224aea
  2. #ea224a
  3. #4aea22

Tetradic

  1. #224aea
  2. #c222ea
  3. #eac222
  4. #4aea22

Square

  1. #224aea
  2. #ea22ae
  3. #eac222
  4. #22ea5e

Monochromatic

  1. #0a1d69
  2. #1130af
  3. #224aea
  4. #6883f1
  5. #aebcf7

Shades

#224aea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #224aea
  2. #1f43d3
  3. #1b3bbb
  4. #1834a4
  5. #142c8c
  6. #112575
  7. #0e1e5e
  8. #0a1646
  9. #070f2f
  10. #030717
  11. #000000

Tints

#224aea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #224aea
  2. #385cec
  3. #4e6eee
  4. #6480f0
  5. #7a92f2
  6. #91a5f5
  7. #a7b7f7
  8. #bdc9f9
  9. #d3dbfb
  10. #e9edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#224aea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #224aea
  2. #2b4fdf
  3. #3555d5
  4. #3e5aca
  5. #4860c0
  6. #5165b5
  7. #5a6aaa
  8. #6470a0
  9. #6d7595
  10. #777b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d57a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0054e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007794 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005ded ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0050e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0068bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-224aea {
  color: #224aea;
}
Background
.bg-224aea {
  background-color: #224aea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-224aea {
  border: 2px solid #224aea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #224aea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 34 74 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 83% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-224aea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #224aea, #5e22ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-224aea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(34 74 234 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.65 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.92 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.76 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.77 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.90 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.81 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.82 #ddb515 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Iris
#224aea  rgb(34, 74, 234)  hsl(228, 83%, 53%)  Iris
#eac222  rgb(234, 194, 34)  hsl(48, 83%, 53%)  Jonquil
#ea224a  rgb(234, 34, 74)  hsl(348, 83%, 53%)  Amaranth
#4aea22  rgb(74, 234, 34)  hsl(108, 83%, 53%)  Neon Green