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#014ECD

#014ecd ≈ Sapphire

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#014ecd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.39% red, 30.59% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 99.51% cyan, 61.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 217.35°, with 99.03% saturation and 40.39% 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 7.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 3.05.

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Relative luminance0.0986

Complementary

  1. #014ecd
  2. #cd8001

Split complementary

  1. #014ecd
  2. #cd1a01
  3. #b4cd01

Analogous

  1. #01b4cd
  2. #014ecd
  3. #1a01cd

Triadic

  1. #014ecd
  2. #cd014e
  3. #4ecd01

Tetradic

  1. #014ecd
  2. #8001cd
  3. #cd8001
  4. #4ecd01

Square

  1. #014ecd
  2. #cd01b4
  3. #cd8001
  4. #01cd1a

Monochromatic

  1. #001435
  2. #013181
  3. #014ecd
  4. #1d72fe
  5. #69a1fe

Shades

#014ecd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #014ecd
  2. #0146b9
  3. #013ea4
  4. #013790
  5. #012f7b
  6. #012767
  7. #001f52
  8. #00173e
  9. #001029
  10. #000815
  11. #000000

Tints

#014ecd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #014ecd
  2. #1a60d2
  3. #3471d7
  4. #4d83dc
  5. #6795e1
  6. #80a7e6
  7. #99b8eb
  8. #b3caf0
  9. #ccdcf5
  10. #e6edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#014ecd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #014ecd
  2. #0e53c5
  3. #1a58be
  4. #275db6
  5. #3462ae
  6. #4167a7
  7. #4d6c9f
  8. #5a7197
  9. #67768f
  10. #737b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #455496 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0050cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007086 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005acf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004fcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0064a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-014ecd {
  color: #014ecd;
}
Background
.bg-014ecd {
  background-color: #014ecd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-014ecd {
  border: 2px solid #014ecd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #014ecd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 1 78 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 99% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-014ecd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #014ecd, #1a01cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-014ecd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(1 78 205 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.05 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.89 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.83 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.90 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.85 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.95 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.31 #feb132 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#014ecd  rgb(1, 78, 205)  hsl(217, 99%, 40%)  Sapphire
#cd8001  rgb(205, 128, 1)  hsl(37, 99%, 40%)  Fulvous
#cd014e  rgb(205, 1, 78)  hsl(337, 99%, 40%)  Ruby
#4ecd01  rgb(78, 205, 1)  hsl(97, 99%, 40%)  Lime Green