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#245EE2

#245ee2 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#245ee2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 36.86% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.07% cyan, 58.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 221.68°, with 76.61% saturation and 51.37% 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 5.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.92.

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Relative luminance0.1387

Complementary

  1. #245ee2
  2. #e2a824

Split complementary

  1. #245ee2
  2. #e24924
  3. #bde224

Analogous

  1. #24bde2
  2. #245ee2
  3. #4924e2

Triadic

  1. #245ee2
  2. #e2245e
  3. #5ee224

Tetradic

  1. #245ee2
  2. #a824e2
  3. #e2a824
  4. #5ee224

Square

  1. #245ee2
  2. #e224bd
  3. #e2a824
  4. #24e249

Monochromatic

  1. #0d2660
  2. #1641a4
  3. #245ee2
  4. #6890eb
  5. #abc1f4

Shades

#245ee2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #245ee2
  2. #2055cb
  3. #1d4bb5
  4. #19429e
  5. #163888
  6. #122f71
  7. #0e265a
  8. #0b1c44
  9. #07132d
  10. #040917
  11. #000000

Tints

#245ee2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #245ee2
  2. #3a6ee5
  3. #507ee8
  4. #668eeb
  5. #7c9eee
  6. #92aff1
  7. #a7bff3
  8. #bdcff6
  9. #d3dff9
  10. #e9effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#245ee2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #245ee2
  2. #2d61d8
  3. #3665ce
  4. #4068c5
  5. #496cbb
  6. #526fb1
  7. #5b72a7
  8. #64769d
  9. #6e7994
  10. #777d8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5564a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071e6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008097 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006ae5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005fe0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0074ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-245ee2 {
  color: #245ee2;
}
Background
.bg-245ee2 {
  background-color: #245ee2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-245ee2 {
  border: 2px solid #245ee2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #245ee2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 94 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 77% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-245ee2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #245ee2, #4924e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-245ee2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 94 226 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.92 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.62 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.79 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.62 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.14 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.35 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.54 #dba11d Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#245ee2  rgb(36, 94, 226)  hsl(222, 77%, 51%)  Royal Blue
#e2a824  rgb(226, 168, 36)  hsl(42, 77%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#e2245e  rgb(226, 36, 94)  hsl(342, 77%, 51%)  Cerise
#5ee224  rgb(94, 226, 36)  hsl(102, 77%, 51%)  Lime Green