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#245BD3

#245bd3 ≈ Denim

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#245bd3 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 35.69% green and 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.94% cyan, 56.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 221.14°, with 70.85% saturation and 48.43% 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 5.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 4.51.

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Relative luminance0.1256

Complementary

  1. #245bd3
  2. #d39c24

Split complementary

  1. #245bd3
  2. #d34424
  3. #b3d324

Analogous

  1. #24b3d3
  2. #245bd3
  3. #4424d3

Triadic

  1. #245bd3
  2. #d3245b
  3. #5bd324

Tetradic

  1. #245bd3
  2. #9c24d3
  3. #d39c24
  4. #5bd324

Square

  1. #245bd3
  2. #d324b3
  3. #d39c24
  4. #24d344

Monochromatic

  1. #0e2350
  2. #193f92
  3. #245bd3
  4. #6089e4
  5. #a1baef

Shades

#245bd3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #245bd3
  2. #2052be
  3. #1d49a9
  4. #194094
  5. #16377f
  6. #122e6a
  7. #0e2454
  8. #0b1b3f
  9. #07122a
  10. #040915
  11. #000000

Tints

#245bd3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #245bd3
  2. #3a6bd7
  3. #507cdc
  4. #668ce0
  5. #7c9de5
  6. #92ade9
  7. #a7bded
  8. #bdcef2
  9. #d3def6
  10. #e9effb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#245bd3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #245bd3
  2. #2d5fcb
  3. #3662c2
  4. #4066ba
  5. #496ab2
  6. #526eaa
  7. #5b71a1
  8. #647599
  9. #6e7991
  10. #777c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #51609d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cd7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005cd1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00798e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0065d5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005bd2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006eae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-245bd3 {
  color: #245bd3;
}
Background
.bg-245bd3 {
  background-color: #245bd3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-245bd3 {
  border: 2px solid #245bd3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #245bd3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 91 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 71% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-245bd3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #245bd3, #4424d3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-245bd3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 91 211 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 4.51 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.53 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.44 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.63 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.59 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.01 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.12 #dba42c Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Denim
#245bd3  rgb(36, 91, 211)  hsl(221, 71%, 48%)  Denim
#d39c24  rgb(211, 156, 36)  hsl(41, 71%, 48%)  Goldenrod
#d3245b  rgb(211, 36, 91)  hsl(341, 71%, 48%)  Ruby
#5bd324  rgb(91, 211, 36)  hsl(101, 71%, 48%)  Lime Green