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#244CD4

#244cd4 ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#244cd4 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 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.02% cyan, 64.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 226.36°, with 70.97% saturation and 48.63% 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 6.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 5.18.

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Relative luminance0.103

Complementary

  1. #244cd4
  2. #d4ac24

Split complementary

  1. #244cd4
  2. #d45424
  3. #a4d424

Analogous

  1. #24a4d4
  2. #244cd4
  3. #5424d4

Triadic

  1. #244cd4
  2. #d4244c
  3. #4cd424

Tetradic

  1. #244cd4
  2. #ac24d4
  3. #d4ac24
  4. #4cd424

Square

  1. #244cd4
  2. #d424a4
  3. #d4ac24
  4. #24d454

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1d51
  2. #193593
  3. #244cd4
  4. #607ee4
  5. #a2b3ef

Shades

#244cd4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #244cd4
  2. #2044bf
  3. #1d3daa
  4. #193594
  5. #162e7f
  6. #12266a
  7. #0e1e55
  8. #0b1740
  9. #070f2a
  10. #040815
  11. #000000

Tints

#244cd4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #244cd4
  2. #3a5ed8
  3. #5070dd
  4. #6682e1
  5. #7c94e5
  6. #92a6ea
  7. #a7b7ee
  8. #bdc9f2
  9. #d3dbf6
  10. #e9edfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#244cd4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #244cd4
  2. #2d51cc
  3. #3656c3
  4. #405cbb
  5. #4961b2
  6. #5266aa
  7. #5b6ba2
  8. #647099
  9. #6e7691
  10. #777b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a559a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063d8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0052d1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007089 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005ad7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0050d2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0064ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-244cd4 {
  color: #244cd4;
}
Background
.bg-244cd4 {
  background-color: #244cd4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-244cd4 {
  border: 2px solid #244cd4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #244cd4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 76 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 71% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-244cd4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #244cd4, #5424d4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-244cd4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 76 212 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.18 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.85 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.31 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.49 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.85 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.96 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.64 #dbb32b Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Sapphire
#244cd4  rgb(36, 76, 212)  hsl(226, 71%, 49%)  Sapphire
#d4ac24  rgb(212, 172, 36)  hsl(46, 71%, 49%)  Metallic Gold
#d4244c  rgb(212, 36, 76)  hsl(346, 71%, 49%)  Brick Red
#4cd424  rgb(76, 212, 36)  hsl(106, 71%, 49%)  Lime Green