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#144ECE

#144ece ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#144ece is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.84% red, 30.59% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.29% cyan, 62.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 221.29°, with 82.3% saturation and 44.31% 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 6.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 3.52.

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Relative luminance0.1005

Complementary

  1. #144ece
  2. #ce9414

Split complementary

  1. #144ece
  2. #ce3714
  3. #abce14

Analogous

  1. #14abce
  2. #144ece
  3. #3714ce

Triadic

  1. #144ece
  2. #ce144e
  3. #4ece14

Tetradic

  1. #144ece
  2. #9414ce
  3. #ce9414
  4. #4ece14

Square

  1. #144ece
  2. #ce14ab
  3. #ce9414
  4. #14ce37

Monochromatic

  1. #061943
  2. #0d3488
  3. #144ece
  4. #4277ed
  5. #88a9f3

Shades

#144ece mixed progressively with black.

  1. #144ece
  2. #1246b9
  3. #103ea5
  4. #0e3790
  5. #0c2f7c
  6. #0a2767
  7. #081f52
  8. #06173e
  9. #041029
  10. #020815
  11. #000000

Tints

#144ece mixed progressively with white.

  1. #144ece
  2. #2c60d3
  3. #4371d8
  4. #5b83dd
  5. #7295e2
  6. #8aa7e7
  7. #a1b8eb
  8. #b9caf0
  9. #d0dcf5
  10. #e8edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#144ece mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #144ece
  2. #1f53c6
  3. #2a58be
  4. #345db7
  5. #3f62af
  6. #4a67a7
  7. #556c9f
  8. #607197
  9. #6a7690
  10. #757b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #475596 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0051cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007086 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005bd1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0050cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0064a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-144ece {
  color: #144ece;
}
Background
.bg-144ece {
  background-color: #144ece;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-144ece {
  border: 2px solid #144ece;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #144ece;
  --color-primary-rgb: 20 78 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 82% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-144ece {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #144ece, #3714ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-144ece {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(20 78 206 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.52 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.27 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.70 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.19 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.23 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.82 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.40 #ebb131 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#144ece  rgb(20, 78, 206)  hsl(221, 82%, 44%)  Sapphire
#ce9414  rgb(206, 148, 20)  hsl(41, 82%, 44%)  Gamboge
#ce144e  rgb(206, 20, 78)  hsl(341, 82%, 44%)  Raspberry
#4ece14  rgb(78, 206, 20)  hsl(101, 82%, 44%)  Lime Green