Information about #224CAE color

#224CAE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #224CAE is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with High Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(34, 76, 174) — 13.3% red, 29.8% green, 68.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 55 / 38 / 0 / 32. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored steel-blue azure, #224CAE feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Denim Blue (#2243B6). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Tory Blue (#1450AA) and Violet Blue (#324AB2).

The recipe behind #224CAE is rgb(34, 76, 174), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #224CAE background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.7:1. No one has named #224CAE so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#224CAE color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#224CAE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#224CAE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#224CAE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#224CAE color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#224CAE color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#93AF23
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#AF3F23
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#2393AF
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#224CAE
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#AF234D
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#4DAF23
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#8523AF
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#4DAF23
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#AF2393
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#AF8523
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#23AF3F
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Nearest named colors to #224CAE

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Denim Blue color link
Denim Blue

#2243B6

Tory Blue color link
Tory Blue

#1450AA

Violet Blue color link
Violet Blue

#324AB2

Fun Blue color link
Fun Blue

#1959A8

Cerulean Blue color link
Cerulean Blue

#2A52BE

Jayce Blue color link
Jayce Blue

#234E9B

Goose Juice Blue color link
Goose Juice Blue

#2B4F9C

Bryan Blue color link
Bryan Blue

#3246BA

Polynesian Blue color link
Polynesian Blue

#224C98

Cyan Cobalt Blue color link
Cyan Cobalt Blue

#28589C

Elvis color link
Elvis

#16489B

Sapphire color link
Sapphire

#0F52BA

#224CAE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#224CAE
  • RGB34, 76, 174
  • CMYK55, 38, 0, 32
  • CSSrgb(34, 76, 174)
  • HSL222°, 67%, 41%
  • HSL Precise222°, 67.308%, 40.784%
  • HSV222°, 80%, 68%
  • HSB222°, 80%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.133
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.298
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • GLSLvec3(0.133, 0.298, 0.682)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.133, 0.298, 0.682, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.133, 0.298, 0.682)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB13.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB29.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.2%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID224CAE
  • DECIMAL ID2247854
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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