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#294DCF

#294dcf ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#294dcf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.08% red, 30.2% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.19% cyan, 62.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 226.99°, with 66.94% saturation and 48.63% 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 6.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 4.73.

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Relative luminance0.1028

Complementary

  1. #294dcf
  2. #cfab29

Split complementary

  1. #294dcf
  2. #cf5829
  3. #a0cf29

Analogous

  1. #29a0cf
  2. #294dcf
  3. #5829cf

Triadic

  1. #294dcf
  2. #cf294d
  3. #4dcf29

Tetradic

  1. #294dcf
  2. #ab29cf
  3. #cfab29
  4. #4dcf29

Square

  1. #294dcf
  2. #cf29a0
  3. #cfab29
  4. #29cf58

Monochromatic

  1. #101d4f
  2. #1c358f
  3. #294dcf
  4. #647fe0
  5. #a4b4ed

Shades

#294dcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #294dcf
  2. #2545ba
  3. #213ea6
  4. #1d3691
  5. #192e7c
  6. #152768
  7. #101f53
  8. #0c173e
  9. #080f29
  10. #040815
  11. #000000

Tints

#294dcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #294dcf
  2. #3e5fd4
  3. #5471d9
  4. #6982dd
  5. #7f94e2
  6. #94a6e7
  7. #a9b8ec
  8. #bfcaf1
  9. #d4dbf5
  10. #eaedfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#294dcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #294dcf
  2. #3252c7
  3. #3a57bf
  4. #435cb7
  5. #4c61af
  6. #5567a8
  7. #5d6ca0
  8. #667198
  9. #6f7690
  10. #777b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b5597 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0053cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006f87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005ad2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0050ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0063a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-294dcf {
  color: #294dcf;
}
Background
.bg-294dcf {
  background-color: #294dcf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-294dcf {
  border: 2px solid #294dcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #294dcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 77 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 67% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-294dcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #294dcf, #5829cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-294dcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 77 207 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.73 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.79 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.11 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.31 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.65 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.04 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.29 #d6b230 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Sapphire
#294dcf  rgb(41, 77, 207)  hsl(227, 67%, 49%)  Sapphire
#cfab29  rgb(207, 171, 41)  hsl(47, 67%, 49%)  Metallic Gold
#cf294d  rgb(207, 41, 77)  hsl(347, 67%, 49%)  Brick Red
#4dcf29  rgb(77, 207, 41)  hsl(107, 67%, 49%)  Lime Green