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#224EBF

#224ebf ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#224ebf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.33% red, 30.59% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.2% cyan, 59.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 223.18°, with 69.78% saturation and 44.12% 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 7.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 2.52.

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Relative luminance0.0955

Complementary

  1. #224ebf
  2. #bf9322

Split complementary

  1. #224ebf
  2. #bf4422
  3. #9dbf22

Analogous

  1. #229dbf
  2. #224ebf
  3. #4422bf

Triadic

  1. #224ebf
  2. #bf224e
  3. #4ebf22

Tetradic

  1. #224ebf
  2. #9322bf
  3. #bf9322
  4. #4ebf22

Square

  1. #224ebf
  2. #bf229d
  3. #bf9322
  4. #22bf44

Monochromatic

  1. #0b193d
  2. #16337e
  3. #224ebf
  4. #4e77df
  5. #8fa9eb

Shades

#224ebf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #224ebf
  2. #1f46ac
  3. #1b3e99
  4. #183786
  5. #142f73
  6. #112760
  7. #0e1f4c
  8. #0a1739
  9. #071026
  10. #030813
  11. #000000

Tints

#224ebf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #224ebf
  2. #3860c5
  3. #4e71cc
  4. #6483d2
  5. #7a95d9
  6. #91a7df
  7. #a7b8e5
  8. #bdcaec
  9. #d3dcf2
  10. #e9edf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#224ebf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #224ebf
  2. #2b53b9
  3. #3558b2
  4. #3e5dac
  5. #4862a6
  6. #5167a0
  7. #5a6c99
  8. #647193
  9. #6d768d
  10. #777b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #47548d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fc3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0050bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006b7f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0058c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004fbe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00619d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-224ebf {
  color: #224ebf;
}
Background
.bg-224ebf {
  background-color: #224ebf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-224ebf {
  border: 2px solid #224ebf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #224ebf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 34 78 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 70% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-224ebf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #224ebf, #4422bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-224ebf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(34 78 191 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 2.52 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.87 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.43 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.96 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.02 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.44 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.64 #ddb140 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#224ebf  rgb(34, 78, 191)  hsl(223, 70%, 44%)  Sapphire
#bf9322  rgb(191, 147, 34)  hsl(43, 70%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#bf224e  rgb(191, 34, 78)  hsl(343, 70%, 44%)  Cardinal
#4ebf22  rgb(78, 191, 34)  hsl(103, 70%, 44%)  Kelly Green