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#1248CD

#1248cd ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1248cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 28.24% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.22% cyan, 64.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 222.67°, with 83.86% saturation and 43.73% 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 7.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 4.77.

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Relative luminance0.0917

Complementary

  1. #1248cd
  2. #cd9712

Split complementary

  1. #1248cd
  2. #cd3912
  3. #a6cd12

Analogous

  1. #12a6cd
  2. #1248cd
  3. #3912cd

Triadic

  1. #1248cd
  2. #cd1248
  3. #48cd12

Tetradic

  1. #1248cd
  2. #9712cd
  3. #cd9712
  4. #48cd12

Square

  1. #1248cd
  2. #cd12a6
  3. #cd9712
  4. #12cd39

Monochromatic

  1. #061740
  2. #0c2f87
  3. #1248cd
  4. #3e70ee
  5. #84a4f4

Shades

#1248cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1248cd
  2. #1041b9
  3. #0e3aa4
  4. #0d3290
  5. #0b2b7b
  6. #092467
  7. #071d52
  8. #05163e
  9. #040e29
  10. #020715
  11. #000000

Tints

#1248cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1248cd
  2. #2a5ad2
  3. #416dd7
  4. #597fdc
  5. #7191e1
  6. #89a4e6
  7. #a0b6eb
  8. #b8c8f0
  9. #d0daf5
  10. #e7edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1248cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1248cd
  2. #1d4ec5
  3. #2853be
  4. #3359b6
  5. #3e5eae
  6. #4964a7
  7. #546a9f
  8. #5f6f97
  9. #6a758f
  10. #757a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #445095 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ed1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004dcb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006c84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0056d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004bcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0060a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1248cd {
  color: #1248cd;
}
Background
.bg-1248cd {
  background-color: #1248cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1248cd {
  border: 2px solid #1248cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1248cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 72 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 84% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1248cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1248cd, #3912cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1248cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 72 205 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.77 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.91 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.10 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.74 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.10 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.50 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.41 #edb732 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#1248cd  rgb(18, 72, 205)  hsl(223, 84%, 44%)  Sapphire
#cd9712  rgb(205, 151, 18)  hsl(43, 84%, 44%)  Goldenrod
#cd1248  rgb(205, 18, 72)  hsl(343, 84%, 44%)  Cardinal
#48cd12  rgb(72, 205, 18)  hsl(103, 84%, 44%)  Lime Green