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#224BBD

#224bbd ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#224bbd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.33% red, 29.41% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.01% cyan, 60.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 224.13°, with 69.51% saturation and 43.73% 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 7.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 3.26.

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Relative luminance0.0905

Complementary

  1. #224bbd
  2. #bd9422

Split complementary

  1. #224bbd
  2. #bd4722
  3. #99bd22

Analogous

  1. #2299bd
  2. #224bbd
  3. #4722bd

Triadic

  1. #224bbd
  2. #bd224b
  3. #4bbd22

Tetradic

  1. #224bbd
  2. #9422bd
  3. #bd9422
  4. #4bbd22

Square

  1. #224bbd
  2. #bd2299
  3. #bd9422
  4. #22bd47

Monochromatic

  1. #0b183b
  2. #16317c
  3. #224bbd
  4. #4d73df
  5. #8da6eb

Shades

#224bbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #224bbd
  2. #1f44aa
  3. #1b3c97
  4. #183584
  5. #142d71
  6. #11265f
  7. #0e1e4c
  8. #0a1739
  9. #070f26
  10. #030813
  11. #000000

Tints

#224bbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #224bbd
  2. #385dc4
  3. #4e6fca
  4. #6481d1
  5. #7a93d7
  6. #91a5de
  7. #a7b7e5
  8. #bdc9eb
  9. #d3dbf2
  10. #e9edf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#224bbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #224bbd
  2. #2b50b7
  3. #3556b1
  4. #3e5bab
  5. #4860a5
  6. #51669f
  7. #5a6b98
  8. #647092
  9. #6d758c
  10. #777b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #46518b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cc1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004ebb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00687d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0056bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004dbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005e9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-224bbd {
  color: #224bbd;
}
Background
.bg-224bbd {
  background-color: #224bbd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-224bbd {
  border: 2px solid #224bbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #224bbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 34 75 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 70% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-224bbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #224bbd, #4722bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-224bbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(34 75 189 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.26 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.49 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.46 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.79 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.13 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.30 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.62 #ddb442 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#224bbd  rgb(34, 75, 189)  hsl(224, 70%, 44%)  Sapphire
#bd9422  rgb(189, 148, 34)  hsl(44, 70%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#bd224b  rgb(189, 34, 75)  hsl(344, 70%, 44%)  Cardinal
#4bbd22  rgb(75, 189, 34)  hsl(104, 70%, 44%)  Kelly Green