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#014AE8

#014ae8 ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#014ae8 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 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 99.57% cyan, 68.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 221.04°, with 99.14% saturation and 45.69% 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 6.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 6.47.

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Relative luminance0.1073

Complementary

  1. #014ae8
  2. #e89f01

Split complementary

  1. #014ae8
  2. #e82c01
  3. #bee801

Analogous

  1. #01bee8
  2. #014ae8
  3. #2c01e8

Triadic

  1. #014ae8
  2. #e8014a
  3. #4ae801

Tetradic

  1. #014ae8
  2. #9f01e8
  3. #e89f01
  4. #4ae801

Square

  1. #014ae8
  2. #e801be
  3. #e89f01
  4. #01e82c

Monochromatic

  1. #001950
  2. #01329c
  3. #014ae8
  4. #3776fe
  5. #84aafe

Shades

#014ae8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #014ae8
  2. #0143d1
  3. #013bba
  4. #0134a2
  5. #012c8b
  6. #012574
  7. #001e5d
  8. #001646
  9. #000f2e
  10. #000717
  11. #000000

Tints

#014ae8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #014ae8
  2. #1a5cea
  3. #346eed
  4. #4d80ef
  5. #6792f1
  6. #80a5f4
  7. #99b7f6
  8. #b3c9f8
  9. #ccdbfa
  10. #e6edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#014ae8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #014ae8
  2. #0e4fde
  3. #1a55d3
  4. #275ac9
  5. #3460be
  6. #4165b4
  7. #4d6aaa
  8. #5a709f
  9. #677595
  10. #737b8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4855a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066ed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0052e5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007793 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005ceb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004fe6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0068bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-014ae8 {
  color: #014ae8;
}
Background
.bg-014ae8 {
  background-color: #014ae8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-014ae8 {
  border: 2px solid #014ae8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #014ae8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 1 74 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 99% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-014ae8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #014ae8, #2c01e8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-014ae8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(1 74 232 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.47 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.90 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.95 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.36 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.19 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.32 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 9.15 #feb517 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Iris
#014ae8  rgb(1, 74, 232)  hsl(221, 99%, 46%)  Iris
#e89f01  rgb(232, 159, 1)  hsl(41, 99%, 46%)  Marigold
#e8014a  rgb(232, 1, 74)  hsl(341, 99%, 46%)  Amaranth
#4ae801  rgb(74, 232, 1)  hsl(101, 99%, 46%)  Harlequin