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#004ACC

#004acc ≈ Sapphire

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#004acc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 29.02% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 63.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 218.24°, 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 7.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 3.88.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.0926

Complementary

  1. #004acc
  2. #cc8200

Split complementary

  1. #004acc
  2. #cc1c00
  3. #b0cc00

Analogous

  1. #00b0cc
  2. #004acc
  3. #1c00cc

Triadic

  1. #004acc
  2. #cc004a
  3. #4acc00

Tetradic

  1. #004acc
  2. #8200cc
  3. #cc8200
  4. #4acc00

Square

  1. #004acc
  2. #cc00b0
  3. #cc8200
  4. #00cc1c

Monochromatic

  1. #001233
  2. #002e80
  3. #004acc
  4. #1a6dff
  5. #669dff

Shades

#004acc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #004acc
  2. #0043b8
  3. #003ba3
  4. #00348f
  5. #002c7a
  6. #002566
  7. #001e52
  8. #00163d
  9. #000f29
  10. #000714
  11. #000000

Tints

#004acc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #004acc
  2. #1a5cd1
  3. #336ed6
  4. #4d80db
  5. #6692e0
  6. #80a5e6
  7. #99b7eb
  8. #b3c9f0
  9. #ccdbf5
  10. #e6edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#004acc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #004acc
  2. #0d4fc4
  3. #1a55bd
  4. #265ab5
  5. #3360ae
  6. #4065a6
  7. #4d6a9e
  8. #5a7097
  9. #66758f
  10. #737b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #435194 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fd0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004dca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006d84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0057cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004ccb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0061a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-004acc {
  color: #004acc;
}
Background
.bg-004acc {
  background-color: #004acc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-004acc {
  border: 2px solid #004acc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #004acc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 74 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-004acc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #004acc, #1c00cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-004acc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 74 204 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.88 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.60 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.59 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.53 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.70 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.90 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.12 #ffb533 Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#004acc  rgb(0, 74, 204)  hsl(218, 100%, 40%)  Sapphire
#cc8200  rgb(204, 130, 0)  hsl(38, 100%, 40%)  Fulvous
#cc004a  rgb(204, 0, 74)  hsl(338, 100%, 40%)  Cardinal
#4acc00  rgb(74, 204, 0)  hsl(98, 100%, 40%)  Lime Green