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#245ADD

#245add ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#245add is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 35.29% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.71% cyan, 59.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 222.49°, with 73.12% saturation and 50.39% 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 5.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 5.19.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1291

Complementary

  1. #245add
  2. #dda724

Split complementary

  1. #245add
  2. #dd4b24
  3. #b6dd24

Analogous

  1. #24b6dd
  2. #245add
  3. #4b24dd

Triadic

  1. #245add
  2. #dd245a
  3. #5add24

Tetradic

  1. #245add
  2. #a724dd
  3. #dda724
  4. #5add24

Square

  1. #245add
  2. #dd24b6
  3. #dda724
  4. #24dd4b

Monochromatic

  1. #0e245a
  2. #183f9c
  3. #245add
  4. #668ce7
  5. #a8bef2

Shades

#245add mixed progressively with black.

  1. #245add
  2. #2051c7
  3. #1d48b1
  4. #193f9b
  5. #163685
  6. #122d6f
  7. #0e2458
  8. #0b1b42
  9. #07122c
  10. #040916
  11. #000000

Tints

#245add mixed progressively with white.

  1. #245add
  2. #3a6be0
  3. #507be4
  4. #668ce7
  5. #7c9ceb
  6. #92adee
  7. #a7bdf1
  8. #bdcef5
  9. #d3def8
  10. #e9effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#245add mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #245add
  2. #2d5ed4
  3. #3662ca
  4. #4065c1
  5. #4969b8
  6. #526daf
  7. #5b71a5
  8. #64759c
  9. #6e7893
  10. #777c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5261a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006de1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005cdb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007c93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0066e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005bdc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0070b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-245add {
  color: #245add;
}
Background
.bg-245add {
  background-color: #245add;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-245add {
  border: 2px solid #245add;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #245add;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 90 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 73% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-245add {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #245add, #4b24dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-245add {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 90 221 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.19 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.56 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.77 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.82 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.49 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.94 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.59 #dba522 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#245add  rgb(36, 90, 221)  hsl(222, 73%, 50%)  Royal Blue
#dda724  rgb(221, 167, 36)  hsl(42, 73%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#dd245a  rgb(221, 36, 90)  hsl(342, 73%, 50%)  Raspberry
#5add24  rgb(90, 221, 36)  hsl(102, 73%, 50%)  Lime Green