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#244ECF

#244ecf ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#244ecf 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 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.61% cyan, 62.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 225.26°, with 70.37% saturation and 47.65% 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 6.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 4.26.

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Relative luminance0.1033

Complementary

  1. #244ecf
  2. #cfa524

Split complementary

  1. #244ecf
  2. #cf4f24
  3. #a4cf24

Analogous

  1. #24a4cf
  2. #244ecf
  3. #4f24cf

Triadic

  1. #244ecf
  2. #cf244e
  3. #4ecf24

Tetradic

  1. #244ecf
  2. #a524cf
  3. #cfa524
  4. #4ecf24

Square

  1. #244ecf
  2. #cf24a4
  3. #cfa524
  4. #24cf4f

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1d4d
  2. #19358e
  3. #244ecf
  4. #5d7ee3
  5. #9eb2ee

Shades

#244ecf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #244ecf
  2. #2046ba
  3. #1d3ea6
  4. #193791
  5. #162f7c
  6. #122768
  7. #0e1f53
  8. #0b173e
  9. #071029
  10. #040815
  11. #000000

Tints

#244ecf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #244ecf
  2. #3a60d4
  3. #5071d9
  4. #6683dd
  5. #7c95e2
  6. #92a7e7
  7. #a7b8ec
  8. #bdcaf1
  9. #d3dcf5
  10. #e9edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#244ecf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #244ecf
  2. #2d53c7
  3. #3658bf
  4. #405db7
  5. #4962af
  6. #5267a8
  7. #5b6ca0
  8. #647198
  9. #6e7690
  10. #777b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a5697 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0053cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007087 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005bd2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0051ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0064a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-244ecf {
  color: #244ecf;
}
Background
.bg-244ecf {
  background-color: #244ecf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-244ecf {
  border: 2px solid #244ecf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #244ecf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 78 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 70% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-244ecf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #244ecf, #4f24cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-244ecf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 78 207 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.26 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.89 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.23 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.60 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.14 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.44 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.77 #dbb130 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Sapphire
#244ecf  rgb(36, 78, 207)  hsl(225, 70%, 48%)  Sapphire
#cfa524  rgb(207, 165, 36)  hsl(45, 70%, 48%)  Metallic Gold
#cf244e  rgb(207, 36, 78)  hsl(345, 70%, 48%)  Brick Red
#4ecf24  rgb(78, 207, 36)  hsl(105, 70%, 48%)  Lime Green