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#294FCC

#294fcc ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#294fcc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.9% cyan, 61.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 226.01°, with 66.53% saturation and 48.04% 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 6.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 4.05.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1042

Complementary

  1. #294fcc
  2. #cca629

Split complementary

  1. #294fcc
  2. #cc5429
  3. #a1cc29

Analogous

  1. #29a1cc
  2. #294fcc
  3. #5429cc

Triadic

  1. #294fcc
  2. #cc294f
  3. #4fcc29

Tetradic

  1. #294fcc
  2. #a629cc
  3. #cca629
  4. #4fcc29

Square

  1. #294fcc
  2. #cc29a1
  3. #cca629
  4. #29cc54

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1e4d
  2. #1c368c
  3. #294fcc
  4. #627fdf
  5. #a2b3ec

Shades

#294fcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #294fcc
  2. #2547b8
  3. #213fa3
  4. #1d378f
  5. #192f7a
  6. #152866
  7. #102052
  8. #0c183d
  9. #081029
  10. #040814
  11. #000000

Tints

#294fcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #294fcc
  2. #3e61d1
  3. #5472d6
  4. #6984db
  5. #7f95e0
  6. #94a7e6
  7. #a9b9eb
  8. #bfcaf0
  9. #d4dcf5
  10. #eaedfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#294fcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #294fcc
  2. #3254c4
  3. #3a59bd
  4. #435eb5
  5. #4c63ae
  6. #5568a6
  7. #5d6c9e
  8. #667197
  9. #6f768f
  10. #777b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c5696 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0053ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006f86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005bce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0052cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0064a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-294fcc {
  color: #294fcc;
}
Background
.bg-294fcc {
  background-color: #294fcc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-294fcc {
  border: 2px solid #294fcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #294fcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 79 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 67% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-294fcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #294fcc, #5429cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-294fcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 79 204 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.05 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.80 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.12 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.77 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.05 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.40 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.54 #d6b033 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Sapphire
#294fcc  rgb(41, 79, 204)  hsl(226, 67%, 48%)  Sapphire
#cca629  rgb(204, 166, 41)  hsl(46, 67%, 48%)  Metallic Gold
#cc294f  rgb(204, 41, 79)  hsl(346, 67%, 48%)  Brick Red
#4fcc29  rgb(79, 204, 41)  hsl(106, 67%, 48%)  Lime Green