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#294EC0

#294ec0 ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#294ec0 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 75.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.65% cyan, 59.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 225.3°, with 64.81% saturation and 45.69% 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 7.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 3.1.

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Relative luminance0.0973

Complementary

  1. #294ec0
  2. #c09b29

Split complementary

  1. #294ec0
  2. #c05029
  3. #9ac029

Analogous

  1. #299ac0
  2. #294ec0
  3. #5029c0

Triadic

  1. #294ec0
  2. #c0294e
  3. #4ec029

Tetradic

  1. #294ec0
  2. #9b29c0
  3. #c09b29
  4. #4ec029

Square

  1. #294ec0
  2. #c0299a
  3. #c09b29
  4. #29c050

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1b42
  2. #1c3481
  3. #294ec0
  4. #5a7adc
  5. #99ade9

Shades

#294ec0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #294ec0
  2. #2546ad
  3. #213e9a
  4. #1d3786
  5. #192f73
  6. #152760
  7. #101f4d
  8. #0c173a
  9. #081026
  10. #040813
  11. #000000

Tints

#294ec0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #294ec0
  2. #3e60c6
  3. #5471cd
  4. #6983d3
  5. #7f95d9
  6. #94a7e0
  7. #a9b8e6
  8. #bfcaec
  9. #d4dcf2
  10. #eaedf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#294ec0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #294ec0
  2. #3253ba
  3. #3a58b3
  4. #435dad
  5. #4c62a6
  6. #5567a0
  7. #5d6c9a
  8. #667193
  9. #6f768d
  10. #777b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #49548e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fc4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0051be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006b7f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0059c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0050bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00619d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-294ec0 {
  color: #294ec0;
}
Background
.bg-294ec0 {
  background-color: #294ec0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-294ec0 {
  border: 2px solid #294ec0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #294ec0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 78 192;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 65% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-294ec0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #294ec0, #5029c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-294ec0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 78 192 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.10 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.35 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.28 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.89 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.98 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.32 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.56 #d6b13f Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#294ec0  rgb(41, 78, 192)  hsl(225, 65%, 46%)  Sapphire
#c09b29  rgb(192, 155, 41)  hsl(45, 65%, 46%)  Goldenrod
#c0294e  rgb(192, 41, 78)  hsl(345, 65%, 46%)  Cardinal
#4ec029  rgb(78, 192, 41)  hsl(105, 65%, 46%)  Kelly Green