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#245CD9

#245cd9 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#245cd9 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 36.08% green and 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.41% cyan, 57.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 221.44°, with 71.54% saturation and 49.61% 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 5.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.84.

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Relative luminance0.1304

Complementary

  1. #245cd9
  2. #d9a124

Split complementary

  1. #245cd9
  2. #d94724
  3. #b6d924

Analogous

  1. #24b6d9
  2. #245cd9
  3. #4724d9

Triadic

  1. #245cd9
  2. #d9245c
  3. #5cd924

Tetradic

  1. #245cd9
  2. #a124d9
  3. #d9a124
  4. #5cd924

Square

  1. #245cd9
  2. #d924b6
  3. #d9a124
  4. #24d947

Monochromatic

  1. #0e2456
  2. #194097
  3. #245cd9
  4. #648ce5
  5. #a6bdf0

Shades

#245cd9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #245cd9
  2. #2053c3
  3. #1d4aae
  4. #194098
  5. #163782
  6. #122e6d
  7. #0e2557
  8. #0b1c41
  9. #07122b
  10. #040916
  11. #000000

Tints

#245cd9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #245cd9
  2. #3a6cdd
  3. #507de1
  4. #668de4
  5. #7c9de8
  6. #92aeec
  7. #a7bef0
  8. #bdcef4
  9. #d3def7
  10. #e9effb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#245cd9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #245cd9
  2. #2d60d0
  3. #3663c7
  4. #4067be
  5. #496ab5
  6. #526ead
  7. #5b72a4
  8. #64759b
  9. #6e7992
  10. #777c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5262a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006edd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005dd7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007c91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0067dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005dd8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0070b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-245cd9 {
  color: #245cd9;
}
Background
.bg-245cd9 {
  background-color: #245cd9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-245cd9 {
  border: 2px solid #245cd9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #245cd9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 92 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 72% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-245cd9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #245cd9, #4724d9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-245cd9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 92 217 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.84 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.99 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.33 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.84 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.11 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.13 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.22 #dba326 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#245cd9  rgb(36, 92, 217)  hsl(221, 72%, 50%)  Royal Blue
#d9a124  rgb(217, 161, 36)  hsl(41, 72%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#d9245c  rgb(217, 36, 92)  hsl(341, 72%, 50%)  Ruby
#5cd924  rgb(92, 217, 36)  hsl(101, 72%, 50%)  Lime Green