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#224BD2

#224bd2 ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#224bd2 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 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.81% cyan, 64.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 226.02°, with 72.13% saturation and 47.84% 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 6.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 5.07.

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Relative luminance0.1003

Complementary

  1. #224bd2
  2. #d2a922

Split complementary

  1. #224bd2
  2. #d25122
  3. #a3d222

Analogous

  1. #22a3d2
  2. #224bd2
  3. #5122d2

Triadic

  1. #224bd2
  2. #d2224b
  3. #4bd222

Tetradic

  1. #224bd2
  2. #a922d2
  3. #d2a922
  4. #4bd222

Square

  1. #224bd2
  2. #d222a3
  3. #d2a922
  4. #22d251

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1c4e
  2. #173390
  3. #224bd2
  4. #5c7ce5
  5. #9eb1ef

Shades

#224bd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #224bd2
  2. #1f44bd
  3. #1b3ca8
  4. #183593
  5. #142d7e
  6. #112669
  7. #0e1e54
  8. #0a173f
  9. #070f2a
  10. #030815
  11. #000000

Tints

#224bd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #224bd2
  2. #385dd7
  3. #4e6fdb
  4. #6481e0
  5. #7a93e4
  6. #91a5e9
  7. #a7b7ed
  8. #bdc9f2
  9. #d3dbf6
  10. #e9edfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#224bd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #224bd2
  2. #2b50ca
  3. #3556c2
  4. #3e5bb9
  5. #4860b1
  6. #5166a9
  7. #5a6ba1
  8. #647099
  9. #6d7590
  10. #777b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #495499 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062d6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0051cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006f88 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0059d5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004fd0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0063aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-224bd2 {
  color: #224bd2;
}
Background
.bg-224bd2 {
  background-color: #224bd2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-224bd2 {
  border: 2px solid #224bd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #224bd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 34 75 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 72% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-224bd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #224bd2, #5122d2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-224bd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(34 75 210 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.07 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.92 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.05 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.16 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.69 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.23 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.67 #ddb42d Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#224bd2  rgb(34, 75, 210)  hsl(226, 72%, 48%)  Sapphire
#d2a922  rgb(210, 169, 34)  hsl(46, 72%, 48%)  Metallic Gold
#d2224b  rgb(210, 34, 75)  hsl(346, 72%, 48%)  Brick Red
#4bd222  rgb(75, 210, 34)  hsl(106, 72%, 48%)  Lime Green