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#014AE7

#014ae7 ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#014ae7 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 90.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 99.57% cyan, 67.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 220.96°, with 99.14% saturation and 45.49% 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 6.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 6.48.

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Relative luminance0.1067

Complementary

  1. #014ae7
  2. #e79e01

Split complementary

  1. #014ae7
  2. #e72b01
  3. #bde701

Analogous

  1. #01bde7
  2. #014ae7
  3. #2b01e7

Triadic

  1. #014ae7
  2. #e7014a
  3. #4ae701

Tetradic

  1. #014ae7
  2. #9e01e7
  3. #e79e01
  4. #4ae701

Square

  1. #014ae7
  2. #e701bd
  3. #e79e01
  4. #01e72b

Monochromatic

  1. #00194f
  2. #01329b
  3. #014ae7
  4. #3676fe
  5. #83aafe

Shades

#014ae7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #014ae7
  2. #0143d0
  3. #013bb9
  4. #0134a2
  5. #012c8b
  6. #012574
  7. #001e5c
  8. #001645
  9. #000f2e
  10. #000717
  11. #000000

Tints

#014ae7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #014ae7
  2. #1a5ce9
  3. #346eec
  4. #4d80ee
  5. #6792f1
  6. #80a5f3
  7. #99b7f5
  8. #b3c9f8
  9. #ccdbfa
  10. #e6edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#014ae7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #014ae7
  2. #0e4fdd
  3. #1a55d2
  4. #275ac8
  5. #3460be
  6. #4165b4
  7. #4d6aa9
  8. #5a709f
  9. #677595
  10. #737b8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4855a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066ec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0052e4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007693 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005cea ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004fe5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0067ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-014ae7 {
  color: #014ae7;
}
Background
.bg-014ae7 {
  background-color: #014ae7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-014ae7 {
  border: 2px solid #014ae7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #014ae7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 1 74 231;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 99% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-014ae7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #014ae7, #2b01e7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-014ae7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(1 74 231 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.48 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.79 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.00 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.27 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.14 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.19 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 9.21 #feb518 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Iris
#014ae7  rgb(1, 74, 231)  hsl(221, 99%, 45%)  Iris
#e79e01  rgb(231, 158, 1)  hsl(41, 99%, 45%)  Gamboge
#e7014a  rgb(231, 1, 74)  hsl(341, 99%, 45%)  Amaranth
#4ae701  rgb(74, 231, 1)  hsl(101, 99%, 45%)  Harlequin