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#294EBE

#294ebe ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#294ebe is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.08% red, 30.59% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.42% cyan, 58.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 225.1°, with 64.5% saturation and 45.29% 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 7.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 2.95.

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Relative luminance0.0964

Complementary

  1. #294ebe
  2. #be9929

Split complementary

  1. #294ebe
  2. #be4e29
  3. #98be29

Analogous

  1. #2998be
  2. #294ebe
  3. #4e29be

Triadic

  1. #294ebe
  2. #be294e
  3. #4ebe29

Tetradic

  1. #294ebe
  2. #9929be
  3. #be9929
  4. #4ebe29

Square

  1. #294ebe
  2. #be2998
  3. #be9929
  4. #29be4e

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1a40
  2. #1b347f
  3. #294ebe
  4. #5879db
  5. #97ace9

Shades

#294ebe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #294ebe
  2. #2546ab
  3. #213e98
  4. #1d3785
  5. #192f72
  6. #15275f
  7. #101f4c
  8. #0c1739
  9. #081026
  10. #040813
  11. #000000

Tints

#294ebe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #294ebe
  2. #3e60c5
  3. #5471cb
  4. #6983d2
  5. #7f95d8
  6. #94a7df
  7. #a9b8e5
  8. #bfcaec
  9. #d4dcf2
  10. #eaedf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#294ebe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #294ebe
  2. #3253b8
  3. #3a58b2
  4. #435dab
  5. #4c62a5
  6. #55679f
  7. #5d6c99
  8. #667193
  9. #6f768c
  10. #777b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #49548c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fc2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0051bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006a7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0058c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0050bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00609c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-294ebe {
  color: #294ebe;
}
Background
.bg-294ebe {
  background-color: #294ebe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-294ebe {
  border: 2px solid #294ebe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #294ebe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 78 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 65% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-294ebe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #294ebe, #4e29be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-294ebe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 78 190 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 2.95 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.13 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.30 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.94 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.17 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.25 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.31 #d6b141 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#294ebe  rgb(41, 78, 190)  hsl(225, 65%, 45%)  Sapphire
#be9929  rgb(190, 153, 41)  hsl(45, 65%, 45%)  Goldenrod
#be294e  rgb(190, 41, 78)  hsl(345, 65%, 45%)  Cardinal
#4ebe29  rgb(78, 190, 41)  hsl(105, 65%, 45%)  Kelly Green