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#2452CA

#2452ca ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2452ca is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 32.16% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.18% cyan, 59.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 223.37°, with 69.75% saturation and 46.67% 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 6.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 3.07.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1067

Complementary

  1. #2452ca
  2. #ca9c24

Split complementary

  1. #2452ca
  2. #ca4924
  3. #a5ca24

Analogous

  1. #24a5ca
  2. #2452ca
  3. #4924ca

Triadic

  1. #2452ca
  2. #ca2452
  3. #52ca24

Tetradic

  1. #2452ca
  2. #9c24ca
  3. #ca9c24
  4. #52ca24

Square

  1. #2452ca
  2. #ca24a5
  3. #ca9c24
  4. #24ca49

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1d48
  2. #183889
  3. #2452ca
  4. #597fe1
  5. #9ab1ed

Shades

#2452ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2452ca
  2. #204ab6
  3. #1d42a2
  4. #19398d
  5. #163179
  6. #122965
  7. #0e2151
  8. #0b193d
  9. #071028
  10. #040814
  11. #000000

Tints

#2452ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2452ca
  2. #3a63cf
  3. #5075d5
  4. #6686da
  5. #7c97df
  6. #92a9e5
  7. #a7baea
  8. #bdcbef
  9. #d3dcf4
  10. #e9eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2452ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2452ca
  2. #2d57c3
  3. #365bbb
  4. #4060b4
  5. #4964ac
  6. #5269a5
  7. #5b6e9e
  8. #647296
  9. #6e778f
  10. #777b87
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b5895 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0054c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007186 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005dcc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0053c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0066a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2452ca {
  color: #2452ca;
}
Background
.bg-2452ca {
  background-color: #2452ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2452ca {
  border: 2px solid #2452ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2452ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 82 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 70% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2452ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2452ca, #4924ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2452ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 82 202 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.07 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.62 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.26 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.01 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.71 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.11 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.24 #dbad35 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Sapphire
#2452ca  rgb(36, 82, 202)  hsl(223, 70%, 47%)  Sapphire
#ca9c24  rgb(202, 156, 36)  hsl(43, 70%, 47%)  Goldenrod
#ca2452  rgb(202, 36, 82)  hsl(343, 70%, 47%)  Ruby
#52ca24  rgb(82, 202, 36)  hsl(103, 70%, 47%)  Lime Green