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#0450EA

#0450ea ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0450ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 31.37% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.29% cyan, 65.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 220.17°, with 96.64% saturation and 46.67% 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 6.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 6.53.

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Relative luminance0.117

Complementary

  1. #0450ea
  2. #ea9e04

Split complementary

  1. #0450ea
  2. #ea2b04
  3. #c3ea04

Analogous

  1. #04c3ea
  2. #0450ea
  3. #2b04ea

Triadic

  1. #0450ea
  2. #ea0450
  3. #50ea04

Tetradic

  1. #0450ea
  2. #9e04ea
  3. #ea9e04
  4. #50ea04

Square

  1. #0450ea
  2. #ea04c3
  3. #ea9e04
  4. #04ea2b

Monochromatic

  1. #011d54
  2. #03369f
  3. #0450ea
  4. #3f7dfc
  5. #8ab0fd

Shades

#0450ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0450ea
  2. #0448d3
  3. #0340bb
  4. #0338a4
  5. #02308c
  6. #022875
  7. #02205e
  8. #011846
  9. #01102f
  10. #000817
  11. #000000

Tints

#0450ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0450ea
  2. #1d62ec
  3. #3673ee
  4. #4f85f0
  5. #6896f2
  6. #82a8f5
  7. #9bb9f7
  8. #b4cbf9
  9. #cddcfb
  10. #e6eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0450ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0450ea
  2. #1055df
  3. #1d5ad5
  4. #295eca
  5. #3663c0
  6. #4268b5
  7. #4e6daa
  8. #5b72a0
  9. #677695
  10. #747b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b5aa9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006aef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0056e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007a96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0061ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0054e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006cbe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0450ea {
  color: #0450ea;
}
Background
.bg-0450ea {
  background-color: #0450ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0450ea {
  border: 2px solid #0450ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0450ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 80 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 97% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0450ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0450ea, #2b04ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0450ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 80 234 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.53 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.69 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.99 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.54 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.98 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.48 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.75 #fbaf15 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#0450ea  rgb(4, 80, 234)  hsl(220, 97%, 47%)  Sapphire
#ea9e04  rgb(234, 158, 4)  hsl(40, 97%, 47%)  Gamboge
#ea0450  rgb(234, 4, 80)  hsl(340, 97%, 47%)  Amaranth
#50ea04  rgb(80, 234, 4)  hsl(100, 97%, 47%)  Harlequin