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#224CD2

#224cd2 ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#224cd2 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 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.81% cyan, 63.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 225.68°, 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 6.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 4.87.

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Relative luminance0.1016

Complementary

  1. #224cd2
  2. #d2a822

Split complementary

  1. #224cd2
  2. #d25022
  3. #a4d222

Analogous

  1. #22a4d2
  2. #224cd2
  3. #5022d2

Triadic

  1. #224cd2
  2. #d2224c
  3. #4cd222

Tetradic

  1. #224cd2
  2. #a822d2
  3. #d2a822
  4. #4cd222

Square

  1. #224cd2
  2. #d222a4
  3. #d2a822
  4. #22d250

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1c4e
  2. #173490
  3. #224cd2
  4. #5c7de5
  5. #9eb1ef

Shades

#224cd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #224cd2
  2. #1f44bd
  3. #1b3da8
  4. #183593
  5. #142e7e
  6. #112669
  7. #0e1e54
  8. #0a173f
  9. #070f2a
  10. #030815
  11. #000000

Tints

#224cd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #224cd2
  2. #385ed7
  3. #4e70db
  4. #6482e0
  5. #7a94e4
  6. #91a6e9
  7. #a7b7ed
  8. #bdc9f2
  9. #d3dbf6
  10. #e9edfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#224cd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #224cd2
  2. #2b51ca
  3. #3556c2
  4. #3e5cb9
  5. #4861b1
  6. #5166a9
  7. #5a6ba1
  8. #647099
  9. #6d7690
  10. #777b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #495599 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062d6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0052cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007088 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005ad5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004fd1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0063ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-224cd2 {
  color: #224cd2;
}
Background
.bg-224cd2 {
  background-color: #224cd2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-224cd2 {
  border: 2px solid #224cd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #224cd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 34 76 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 72% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-224cd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #224cd2, #5022d2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-224cd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(34 76 210 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.87 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.08 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.15 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.19 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.88 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.24 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.45 #ddb32d Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Sapphire
#224cd2  rgb(34, 76, 210)  hsl(226, 72%, 48%)  Sapphire
#d2a822  rgb(210, 168, 34)  hsl(46, 72%, 48%)  Metallic Gold
#d2224c  rgb(210, 34, 76)  hsl(346, 72%, 48%)  Brick Red
#4cd222  rgb(76, 210, 34)  hsl(106, 72%, 48%)  Lime Green