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#0949CB

#0949cb ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0949cb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 28.63% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.57% cyan, 64.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 220.21°, with 91.51% saturation and 41.57% 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 7.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 4.18.

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Relative luminance0.0913

Complementary

  1. #0949cb
  2. #cb8b09

Split complementary

  1. #0949cb
  2. #cb2a09
  3. #aacb09

Analogous

  1. #09aacb
  2. #0949cb
  3. #2a09cb

Triadic

  1. #0949cb
  2. #cb0949
  3. #49cb09

Tetradic

  1. #0949cb
  2. #8b09cb
  3. #cb8b09
  4. #49cb09

Square

  1. #0949cb
  2. #cb09aa
  3. #cb8b09
  4. #09cb2a

Monochromatic

  1. #031439
  2. #062f82
  3. #0949cb
  4. #2b6ef6
  5. #74a0f9

Shades

#0949cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0949cb
  2. #0842b7
  3. #073aa2
  4. #06338e
  5. #052c7a
  6. #052566
  7. #041d51
  8. #03163d
  9. #020f29
  10. #010714
  11. #000000

Tints

#0949cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0949cb
  2. #225bd0
  3. #3a6dd5
  4. #5380db
  5. #6b92e0
  6. #84a4e5
  7. #9db6ea
  8. #b5c8ef
  9. #cedbf5
  10. #e6edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0949cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0949cb
  2. #154fc4
  3. #2154bc
  4. #2d5ab5
  5. #395fad
  6. #4565a6
  7. #506a9e
  8. #5c7097
  9. #68758f
  10. #747b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #435193 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ecf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004dc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006c83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0056ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004bca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0060a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0949cb {
  color: #0949cb;
}
Background
.bg-0949cb {
  background-color: #0949cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0949cb {
  border: 2px solid #0949cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0949cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 73 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0949cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0949cb, #2a09cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0949cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 73 203 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.18 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.61 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.19 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.15 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.52 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.58 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.35 #f6b634 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#0949cb  rgb(9, 73, 203)  hsl(220, 92%, 42%)  Sapphire
#cb8b09  rgb(203, 139, 9)  hsl(40, 92%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#cb0949  rgb(203, 9, 73)  hsl(340, 92%, 42%)  Cardinal
#49cb09  rgb(73, 203, 9)  hsl(100, 92%, 42%)  Lime Green