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#294FC3

#294fc3 ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#294fc3 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.08% red, 30.98% green and 76.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.97% cyan, 59.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 225.19°, with 65.25% saturation and 46.27% 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 7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 3.13.

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Relative luminance0.1

Complementary

  1. #294fc3
  2. #c39d29

Split complementary

  1. #294fc3
  2. #c35029
  3. #9cc329

Analogous

  1. #299cc3
  2. #294fc3
  3. #5029c3

Triadic

  1. #294fc3
  2. #c3294f
  3. #4fc329

Tetradic

  1. #294fc3
  2. #9d29c3
  3. #c39d29
  4. #4fc329

Square

  1. #294fc3
  2. #c3299c
  3. #c39d29
  4. #29c350

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1c45
  2. #1c3584
  3. #294fc3
  4. #5c7cdd
  5. #9baeea

Shades

#294fc3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #294fc3
  2. #2547b0
  3. #213f9c
  4. #1d3789
  5. #192f75
  6. #152862
  7. #10204e
  8. #0c183b
  9. #081027
  10. #040814
  11. #000000

Tints

#294fc3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #294fc3
  2. #3e61c9
  3. #5472cf
  4. #6984d5
  5. #7f95db
  6. #94a7e1
  7. #a9b9e7
  8. #bfcaed
  9. #d4dcf3
  10. #eaedf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#294fc3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #294fc3
  2. #3254bc
  3. #3a59b6
  4. #435eaf
  5. #4c63a8
  6. #5568a2
  7. #5d6c9b
  8. #667194
  9. #6f768d
  10. #777b87
  11. #808080

Readable text 7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a5590 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060c7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0052c1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006d81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005ac5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0051c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0062a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-294fc3 {
  color: #294fc3;
}
Background
.bg-294fc3 {
  background-color: #294fc3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-294fc3 {
  border: 2px solid #294fc3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #294fc3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 79 195;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 65% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-294fc3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #294fc3, #5029c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-294fc3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 79 195 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.13 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.75 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.60 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.81 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.08 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.11 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.84 #d6b03c Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#294fc3  rgb(41, 79, 195)  hsl(225, 65%, 46%)  Sapphire
#c39d29  rgb(195, 157, 41)  hsl(45, 65%, 46%)  Goldenrod
#c3294f  rgb(195, 41, 79)  hsl(345, 65%, 46%)  Brick Red
#4fc329  rgb(79, 195, 41)  hsl(105, 65%, 46%)  Kelly Green