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#224ECB

#224ecb ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#224ecb 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 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.25% cyan, 61.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 224.38°, with 71.31% saturation and 46.47% 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 6.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 3.71.

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Relative luminance0.101

Complementary

  1. #224ecb
  2. #cb9f22

Split complementary

  1. #224ecb
  2. #cb4b22
  3. #a2cb22

Analogous

  1. #22a2cb
  2. #224ecb
  3. #4b22cb

Triadic

  1. #224ecb
  2. #cb224e
  3. #4ecb22

Tetradic

  1. #224ecb
  2. #9f22cb
  3. #cb9f22
  4. #4ecb22

Square

  1. #224ecb
  2. #cb22a2
  3. #cb9f22
  4. #22cb4b

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1c48
  2. #173589
  3. #224ecb
  4. #577be3
  5. #98aeee

Shades

#224ecb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #224ecb
  2. #1f46b7
  3. #1b3ea2
  4. #18378e
  5. #142f7a
  6. #112766
  7. #0e1f51
  8. #0a173d
  9. #071029
  10. #030814
  11. #000000

Tints

#224ecb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #224ecb
  2. #3860d0
  3. #4e71d5
  4. #6483db
  5. #7a95e0
  6. #91a7e5
  7. #a7b8ea
  8. #bdcaef
  9. #d3dcf5
  10. #e9edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#224ecb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #224ecb
  2. #2b53c4
  3. #3558bc
  4. #3e5db5
  5. #4862ad
  6. #5167a6
  7. #5a6c9e
  8. #647197
  9. #6d768f
  10. #777b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #495595 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0052c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006f85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005acd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0050ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0063a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-224ecb {
  color: #224ecb;
}
Background
.bg-224ecb {
  background-color: #224ecb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-224ecb {
  border: 2px solid #224ecb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #224ecb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 34 78 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 71% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-224ecb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #224ecb, #4b22cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-224ecb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(34 78 203 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.71 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.31 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.48 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.63 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.21 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.48 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.94 #ddb134 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#224ecb  rgb(34, 78, 203)  hsl(224, 71%, 46%)  Sapphire
#cb9f22  rgb(203, 159, 34)  hsl(44, 71%, 46%)  Goldenrod
#cb224e  rgb(203, 34, 78)  hsl(344, 71%, 46%)  Brick Red
#4ecb22  rgb(78, 203, 34)  hsl(104, 71%, 46%)  Lime Green