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#234EDA

#234eda ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#234eda is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 30.59% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.94% cyan, 64.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 225.9°, with 72.33% saturation and 49.61% 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 6.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 5.48.

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Relative luminance0.1087

Complementary

  1. #234eda
  2. #daaf23

Split complementary

  1. #234eda
  2. #da5323
  3. #aada23

Analogous

  1. #23aada
  2. #234eda
  3. #5323da

Triadic

  1. #234eda
  2. #da234e
  3. #4eda23

Tetradic

  1. #234eda
  2. #af23da
  3. #daaf23
  4. #4eda23

Square

  1. #234eda
  2. #da23aa
  3. #daaf23
  4. #23da53

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1f56
  2. #183698
  3. #234eda
  4. #6382e6
  5. #a5b7f1

Shades

#234eda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #234eda
  2. #2046c4
  3. #1c3eae
  4. #193799
  5. #152f83
  6. #12276d
  7. #0e1f57
  8. #0b1741
  9. #07102c
  10. #040816
  11. #000000

Tints

#234eda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #234eda
  2. #3960de
  3. #4f71e1
  4. #6583e5
  5. #7b95e9
  6. #91a7ed
  7. #a7b8f0
  8. #bdcaf4
  9. #d3dcf8
  10. #e9edfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#234eda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #234eda
  2. #2c53d1
  3. #3658c8
  4. #3f5dbf
  5. #4862b6
  6. #5267ad
  7. #5b6ca4
  8. #64719b
  9. #6d7692
  10. #777b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c579f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0054d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00748d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005ddd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0052d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0067b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-234eda {
  color: #234eda;
}
Background
.bg-234eda {
  background-color: #234eda;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-234eda {
  border: 2px solid #234eda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #234eda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 78 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 72% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-234eda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #234eda, #5323da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-234eda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 78 218 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.48 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.79 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.66 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.21 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.24 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.50 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.41 #dcb125 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Sapphire
#234eda  rgb(35, 78, 218)  hsl(226, 72%, 50%)  Sapphire
#daaf23  rgb(218, 175, 35)  hsl(46, 72%, 50%)  Metallic Gold
#da234e  rgb(218, 35, 78)  hsl(346, 72%, 50%)  Amaranth
#4eda23  rgb(78, 218, 35)  hsl(106, 72%, 50%)  Lime Green