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#014AE6

#014ae6 ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#014ae6 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.39% red, 29.02% green and 90.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 99.57% cyan, 67.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 220.87°, with 99.13% saturation and 45.29% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 6.49.

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Relative luminance0.1062

Complementary

  1. #014ae6
  2. #e69d01

Split complementary

  1. #014ae6
  2. #e62a01
  3. #bce601

Analogous

  1. #01bce6
  2. #014ae6
  3. #2a01e6

Triadic

  1. #014ae6
  2. #e6014a
  3. #4ae601

Tetradic

  1. #014ae6
  2. #9d01e6
  3. #e69d01
  4. #4ae601

Square

  1. #014ae6
  2. #e601bc
  3. #e69d01
  4. #01e62a

Monochromatic

  1. #00194e
  2. #01319a
  3. #014ae6
  4. #3575fe
  5. #82a9fe

Shades

#014ae6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #014ae6
  2. #0143cf
  3. #013bb8
  4. #0134a1
  5. #012c8a
  6. #012573
  7. #001e5c
  8. #001645
  9. #000f2e
  10. #000717
  11. #000000

Tints

#014ae6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #014ae6
  2. #1a5ce9
  3. #346eeb
  4. #4d80ee
  5. #6792f0
  6. #80a5f3
  7. #99b7f5
  8. #b3c9f8
  9. #ccdbfa
  10. #e6edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#014ae6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #014ae6
  2. #0e4fdc
  3. #1a55d2
  4. #275ac7
  5. #3460bd
  6. #4165b3
  7. #4d6aa9
  8. #5a709f
  9. #677594
  10. #737b8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4755a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066eb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0052e3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007692 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005ce9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004fe4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0067ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-014ae6 {
  color: #014ae6;
}
Background
.bg-014ae6 {
  background-color: #014ae6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-014ae6 {
  border: 2px solid #014ae6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #014ae6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 1 74 230;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 99% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-014ae6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #014ae6, #2a01e6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-014ae6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(1 74 230 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.49 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.68 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.05 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.18 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.06 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.08 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 9.26 #feb519 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Iris
#014ae6  rgb(1, 74, 230)  hsl(221, 99%, 45%)  Iris
#e69d01  rgb(230, 157, 1)  hsl(41, 99%, 45%)  Gamboge
#e6014a  rgb(230, 1, 74)  hsl(341, 99%, 45%)  Amaranth
#4ae601  rgb(74, 230, 1)  hsl(101, 99%, 45%)  Harlequin