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#244CD0

#244cd0 ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#244cd0 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 29.8% green and 81.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.69% cyan, 63.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 226.05°, with 70.49% 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 6.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 4.75.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.101

Complementary

  1. #244cd0
  2. #d0a824

Split complementary

  1. #244cd0
  2. #d05224
  3. #a2d024

Analogous

  1. #24a2d0
  2. #244cd0
  3. #5224d0

Triadic

  1. #244cd0
  2. #d0244c
  3. #4cd024

Tetradic

  1. #244cd0
  2. #a824d0
  3. #d0a824
  4. #4cd024

Square

  1. #244cd0
  2. #d024a2
  3. #d0a824
  4. #24d052

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1c4e
  2. #19348f
  3. #244cd0
  4. #5d7de3
  5. #9fb1ee

Shades

#244cd0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #244cd0
  2. #2044bb
  3. #1d3da6
  4. #193592
  5. #162e7d
  6. #122668
  7. #0e1e53
  8. #0b173e
  9. #070f2a
  10. #040815
  11. #000000

Tints

#244cd0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #244cd0
  2. #3a5ed5
  3. #5070d9
  4. #6682de
  5. #7c94e3
  6. #92a6e8
  7. #a7b7ec
  8. #bdc9f1
  9. #d3dbf6
  10. #e9edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#244cd0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #244cd0
  2. #2d51c8
  3. #3656c0
  4. #405cb8
  5. #4961b0
  6. #5266a8
  7. #5b6ba0
  8. #647098
  9. #6e7690
  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 #4a5498 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062d4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0052ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006f87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005ad3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004fcf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0063a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-244cd0 {
  color: #244cd0;
}
Background
.bg-244cd0 {
  background-color: #244cd0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-244cd0 {
  border: 2px solid #244cd0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #244cd0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 76 208;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 70% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-244cd0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #244cd0, #5224d0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-244cd0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 76 208 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.75 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.98 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.05 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.08 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.73 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.28 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.42 #dbb32f Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#244cd0  rgb(36, 76, 208)  hsl(226, 70%, 48%)  Sapphire
#d0a824  rgb(208, 168, 36)  hsl(46, 70%, 48%)  Metallic Gold
#d0244c  rgb(208, 36, 76)  hsl(346, 70%, 48%)  Brick Red
#4cd024  rgb(76, 208, 36)  hsl(106, 70%, 48%)  Lime Green