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#245DDD

#245ddd ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#245ddd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 36.47% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.71% cyan, 57.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 221.51°, 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 5.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.38.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1342

Complementary

  1. #245ddd
  2. #dda424

Split complementary

  1. #245ddd
  2. #dd4724
  3. #badd24

Analogous

  1. #24badd
  2. #245ddd
  3. #4724dd

Triadic

  1. #245ddd
  2. #dd245d
  3. #5ddd24

Tetradic

  1. #245ddd
  2. #a424dd
  3. #dda424
  4. #5ddd24

Square

  1. #245ddd
  2. #dd24ba
  3. #dda424
  4. #24dd47

Monochromatic

  1. #0e255a
  2. #18419c
  3. #245ddd
  4. #668ee7
  5. #a8bff2

Shades

#245ddd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #245ddd
  2. #2054c7
  3. #1d4ab1
  4. #19419b
  5. #163885
  6. #122f6f
  7. #0e2558
  8. #0b1c42
  9. #07132c
  10. #040916
  11. #000000

Tints

#245ddd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #245ddd
  2. #3a6de0
  3. #507de4
  4. #668ee7
  5. #7c9eeb
  6. #92aeee
  7. #a7bef1
  8. #bdcef5
  9. #d3dff8
  10. #e9effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#245ddd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #245ddd
  2. #2d61d4
  3. #3664ca
  4. #4068c1
  5. #496bb8
  6. #526faf
  7. #5b72a5
  8. #64769c
  9. #6e7993
  10. #777d89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5463a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fe1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005edb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007e94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0068e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005edc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0072b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-245ddd {
  color: #245ddd;
}
Background
.bg-245ddd {
  background-color: #245ddd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-245ddd {
  border: 2px solid #245ddd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #245ddd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 93 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 73% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-245ddd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #245ddd, #4724dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-245ddd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 93 221 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.38 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.28 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.31 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.92 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.71 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.23 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.33 #dba222 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#245ddd  rgb(36, 93, 221)  hsl(222, 73%, 50%)  Royal Blue
#dda424  rgb(221, 164, 36)  hsl(42, 73%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#dd245d  rgb(221, 36, 93)  hsl(342, 73%, 50%)  Raspberry
#5ddd24  rgb(93, 221, 36)  hsl(102, 73%, 50%)  Lime Green