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#224CBB

#224cbb ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#224cbb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.33% red, 29.8% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.82% cyan, 59.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 223.53°, with 69.23% saturation and 43.33% 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 7.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 2.84.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.091

Complementary

  1. #224cbb
  2. #bb9122

Split complementary

  1. #224cbb
  2. #bb4422
  3. #98bb22

Analogous

  1. #2298bb
  2. #224cbb
  3. #4422bb

Triadic

  1. #224cbb
  2. #bb224c
  3. #4cbb22

Tetradic

  1. #224cbb
  2. #9122bb
  3. #bb9122
  4. #4cbb22

Square

  1. #224cbb
  2. #bb2298
  3. #bb9122
  4. #22bb44

Monochromatic

  1. #0a173a
  2. #16327a
  3. #224cbb
  4. #4b74de
  5. #8ca6ea

Shades

#224cbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #224cbb
  2. #1f44a8
  3. #1b3d96
  4. #183583
  5. #142e70
  6. #11265e
  7. #0e1e4b
  8. #0a1738
  9. #070f25
  10. #030813
  11. #000000

Tints

#224cbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #224cbb
  2. #385ec2
  3. #4e70c9
  4. #6482cf
  5. #7a94d6
  6. #91a6dd
  7. #a7b7e4
  8. #bdc9eb
  9. #d3dbf1
  10. #e9edf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#224cbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #224cbb
  2. #2b51b5
  3. #3556af
  4. #3e5ca9
  5. #4861a3
  6. #51669e
  7. #5a6b98
  8. #647092
  9. #6d768c
  10. #777b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #46528a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004eb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00687c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0056bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004dba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005e99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-224cbb {
  color: #224cbb;
}
Background
.bg-224cbb {
  background-color: #224cbb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-224cbb {
  border: 2px solid #224cbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #224cbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 34 76 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 69% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-224cbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #224cbb, #4422bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-224cbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(34 76 187 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 2.84 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.28 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.85 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.74 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.11 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.53 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.53 #ddb344 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#224cbb  rgb(34, 76, 187)  hsl(224, 69%, 43%)  Sapphire
#bb9122  rgb(187, 145, 34)  hsl(44, 69%, 43%)  Dark Goldenrod
#bb224c  rgb(187, 34, 76)  hsl(344, 69%, 43%)  Cardinal
#4cbb22  rgb(76, 187, 34)  hsl(104, 69%, 43%)  Kelly Green