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#245E8A

#245e8a ≈ Lapis Lazuli

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#245e8a is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 36.86% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.91% cyan, 31.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 205.88°, with 58.62% saturation and 34.12% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lapis Lazuli (#26619c), ΔE 3.01.

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Relative luminance0.1022

Complementary

  1. #245e8a
  2. #8a5024

Split complementary

  1. #245e8a
  2. #8a242b
  3. #8a8324

Analogous

  1. #248a83
  2. #245e8a
  3. #242b8a

Triadic

  1. #245e8a
  2. #8a245e
  3. #5e8a24

Tetradic

  1. #245e8a
  2. #50248a
  3. #8a5024
  4. #5e8a24

Square

  1. #245e8a
  2. #83248a
  3. #8a5024
  4. #2b8a24

Monochromatic

  1. #040b11
  2. #14354d
  3. #245e8a
  4. #3487c7
  5. #6eabd9

Shades

#245e8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #245e8a
  2. #20557c
  3. #1d4b6e
  4. #194261
  5. #163853
  6. #122f45
  7. #0e2637
  8. #0b1c29
  9. #07131c
  10. #04090e
  11. #000000

Tints

#245e8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #245e8a
  2. #3a6e96
  3. #507ea1
  4. #668ead
  5. #7c9eb9
  6. #92afc5
  7. #a7bfd0
  8. #bdcfdc
  9. #d3dfe8
  10. #e9eff3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#245e8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #245e8a
  2. #2d6189
  3. #366588
  4. #406887
  5. #496c86
  6. #526f85
  7. #5b7284
  8. #647683
  9. #6e7982
  10. #777d81
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a5c70 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a5f8c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c5689 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00696e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e5f8b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #34598a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00657a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-245e8a {
  color: #245e8a;
}
Background
.bg-245e8a {
  background-color: #245e8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-245e8a {
  border: 2px solid #245e8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #245e8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 94 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 59% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-245e8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #245e8a, #242b8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-245e8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 94 138 / 0.35);
}

#26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 3.01 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.26 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 5.33 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.71 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.19 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.58 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.61 #dba175 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Lapis Lazuli
#245e8a  rgb(36, 94, 138)  hsl(206, 59%, 34%)  Lapis Lazuli
#8a5024  rgb(138, 80, 36)  hsl(26, 59%, 34%)  Russet
#8a245e  rgb(138, 36, 94)  hsl(326, 59%, 34%)  Boysenberry
#5e8a24  rgb(94, 138, 36)  hsl(86, 59%, 34%)  Olive Drab