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#144BCB

#144bcb ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#144bcb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.84% red, 29.41% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.15% cyan, 63.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 221.97°, with 82.06% 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 7.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 3.86.

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Relative luminance0.0949

Complementary

  1. #144bcb
  2. #cb9414

Split complementary

  1. #144bcb
  2. #cb3914
  3. #a7cb14

Analogous

  1. #14a7cb
  2. #144bcb
  3. #3914cb

Triadic

  1. #144bcb
  2. #cb144b
  3. #4bcb14

Tetradic

  1. #144bcb
  2. #9414cb
  3. #cb9414
  4. #4bcb14

Square

  1. #144bcb
  2. #cb14a7
  3. #cb9414
  4. #14cb39

Monochromatic

  1. #061840
  2. #0d3185
  3. #144bcb
  4. #3f73ec
  5. #85a6f3

Shades

#144bcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #144bcb
  2. #1244b7
  3. #103ca2
  4. #0e358e
  5. #0c2d7a
  6. #0a2666
  7. #081e51
  8. #06173d
  9. #040f29
  10. #020814
  11. #000000

Tints

#144bcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #144bcb
  2. #2c5dd0
  3. #436fd5
  4. #5b81db
  5. #7293e0
  6. #8aa5e5
  7. #a1b7ea
  8. #b9c9ef
  9. #d0dbf5
  10. #e8edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#144bcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #144bcb
  2. #1f50c4
  3. #2a56bc
  4. #345bb5
  5. #3f60ad
  6. #4a66a6
  7. #556b9e
  8. #607097
  9. #6a758f
  10. #757b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #455294 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fcf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004fc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006d84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0058cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004dca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0061a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-144bcb {
  color: #144bcb;
}
Background
.bg-144bcb {
  background-color: #144bcb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-144bcb {
  border: 2px solid #144bcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #144bcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 20 75 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 82% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-144bcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #144bcb, #3914cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-144bcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(20 75 203 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.86 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.79 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.70 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.21 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.22 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.02 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.07 #ebb434 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#144bcb  rgb(20, 75, 203)  hsl(222, 82%, 44%)  Sapphire
#cb9414  rgb(203, 148, 20)  hsl(42, 82%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#cb144b  rgb(203, 20, 75)  hsl(342, 82%, 44%)  Cardinal
#4bcb14  rgb(75, 203, 20)  hsl(102, 82%, 44%)  Lime Green