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#0048CC

#0048cc ≈ Sapphire

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0048cc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 28.24% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 64.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 218.82°, with 100% saturation and 40% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 4.42.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0899

Complementary

  1. #0048cc
  2. #cc8400

Split complementary

  1. #0048cc
  2. #cc1e00
  3. #aecc00

Analogous

  1. #00aecc
  2. #0048cc
  3. #1e00cc

Triadic

  1. #0048cc
  2. #cc0048
  3. #48cc00

Tetradic

  1. #0048cc
  2. #8400cc
  3. #cc8400
  4. #48cc00

Square

  1. #0048cc
  2. #cc00ae
  3. #cc8400
  4. #00cc1e

Monochromatic

  1. #001233
  2. #002d80
  3. #0048cc
  4. #1a6bff
  5. #669cff

Shades

#0048cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0048cc
  2. #0041b8
  3. #003aa3
  4. #00328f
  5. #002b7a
  6. #002466
  7. #001d52
  8. #00163d
  9. #000e29
  10. #000714
  11. #000000

Tints

#0048cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0048cc
  2. #1a5ad1
  3. #336dd6
  4. #4d7fdb
  5. #6691e0
  6. #80a4e6
  7. #99b6eb
  8. #b3c8f0
  9. #ccdaf5
  10. #e6edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0048cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0048cc
  2. #0d4ec4
  3. #1a53bd
  4. #2659b5
  5. #335eae
  6. #4064a6
  7. #4d6a9e
  8. #5a6f97
  9. #66758f
  10. #737a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #425094 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ed0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004cca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006c83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0056cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004acb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005fa5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0048cc {
  color: #0048cc;
}
Background
.bg-0048cc {
  background-color: #0048cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0048cc {
  border: 2px solid #0048cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0048cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 72 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0048cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0048cc, #1e00cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0048cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 72 204 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.42 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.66 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.99 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.18 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.41 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.66 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.47 #ffb733 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#0048cc  rgb(0, 72, 204)  hsl(219, 100%, 40%)  Sapphire
#cc8400  rgb(204, 132, 0)  hsl(39, 100%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#cc0048  rgb(204, 0, 72)  hsl(339, 100%, 40%)  Cardinal
#48cc00  rgb(72, 204, 0)  hsl(99, 100%, 40%)  Lime Green