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#244ECB

#244ecb ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#244ecb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 30.59% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.27% cyan, 61.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 224.91°, with 69.87% saturation and 46.86% 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 6.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 3.82.

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Relative luminance0.1014

Complementary

  1. #244ecb
  2. #cba124

Split complementary

  1. #244ecb
  2. #cb4d24
  3. #a1cb24

Analogous

  1. #24a1cb
  2. #244ecb
  3. #4d24cb

Triadic

  1. #244ecb
  2. #cb244e
  3. #4ecb24

Tetradic

  1. #244ecb
  2. #a124cb
  3. #cba124
  4. #4ecb24

Square

  1. #244ecb
  2. #cb24a1
  3. #cba124
  4. #24cb4d

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1c49
  2. #18358a
  3. #244ecb
  4. #5a7ce2
  5. #9bb0ed

Shades

#244ecb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #244ecb
  2. #2046b7
  3. #1d3ea2
  4. #19378e
  5. #162f7a
  6. #122766
  7. #0e1f51
  8. #0b173d
  9. #071029
  10. #040814
  11. #000000

Tints

#244ecb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #244ecb
  2. #3a60d0
  3. #5071d5
  4. #6683db
  5. #7c95e0
  6. #92a7e5
  7. #a7b8ea
  8. #bdcaef
  9. #d3dcf5
  10. #e9edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#244ecb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #244ecb
  2. #2d53c4
  3. #3658bc
  4. #405db5
  5. #4962ad
  6. #5267a6
  7. #5b6c9e
  8. #647197
  9. #6e768f
  10. #777b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a5595 ≈ 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-244ecb {
  color: #244ecb;
}
Background
.bg-244ecb {
  background-color: #244ecb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-244ecb {
  border: 2px solid #244ecb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #244ecb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 78 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 70% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-244ecb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #244ecb, #4d24cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-244ecb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 78 203 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.82 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.40 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.46 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.49 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.10 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.56 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.80 #dbb134 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Sapphire
#244ecb  rgb(36, 78, 203)  hsl(225, 70%, 47%)  Sapphire
#cba124  rgb(203, 161, 36)  hsl(45, 70%, 47%)  Goldenrod
#cb244e  rgb(203, 36, 78)  hsl(345, 70%, 47%)  Brick Red
#4ecb24  rgb(78, 203, 36)  hsl(105, 70%, 47%)  Lime Green