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#124ECB

#124ecb ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#124ecb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 30.59% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.13% cyan, 61.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 220.54°, with 83.71% saturation and 43.33% 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 7.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 3.1.

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Relative luminance0.0989

Complementary

  1. #124ecb
  2. #cb8f12

Split complementary

  1. #124ecb
  2. #cb3212
  3. #aacb12

Analogous

  1. #12aacb
  2. #124ecb
  3. #3212cb

Triadic

  1. #124ecb
  2. #cb124e
  3. #4ecb12

Tetradic

  1. #124ecb
  2. #8f12cb
  3. #cb8f12
  4. #4ecb12

Square

  1. #124ecb
  2. #cb12aa
  3. #cb8f12
  4. #12cb32

Monochromatic

  1. #06183e
  2. #0c3385
  3. #124ecb
  4. #3c75ee
  5. #82a7f4

Shades

#124ecb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #124ecb
  2. #1046b7
  3. #0e3ea2
  4. #0d378e
  5. #0b2f7a
  6. #092766
  7. #071f51
  8. #05173d
  9. #041029
  10. #020814
  11. #000000

Tints

#124ecb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #124ecb
  2. #2a60d0
  3. #4171d5
  4. #5983db
  5. #7195e0
  6. #89a7e5
  7. #a0b8ea
  8. #b8caef
  9. #d0dcf5
  10. #e7edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#124ecb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #124ecb
  2. #1d53c4
  3. #2858bc
  4. #335db5
  5. #3e62ad
  6. #4967a6
  7. #546c9e
  8. #5f7197
  9. #6a768f
  10. #757b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #465594 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0050c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006f85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005acd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0050ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0063a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-124ecb {
  color: #124ecb;
}
Background
.bg-124ecb {
  background-color: #124ecb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-124ecb {
  border: 2px solid #124ecb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #124ecb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 78 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 84% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-124ecb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #124ecb, #3212cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-124ecb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 78 203 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.10 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.85 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.66 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.03 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.50 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.92 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.99 #edb134 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#124ecb  rgb(18, 78, 203)  hsl(221, 84%, 43%)  Sapphire
#cb8f12  rgb(203, 143, 18)  hsl(41, 84%, 43%)  Dark Goldenrod
#cb124e  rgb(203, 18, 78)  hsl(341, 84%, 43%)  Ruby
#4ecb12  rgb(78, 203, 18)  hsl(101, 84%, 43%)  Lime Green