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#164ADA

#164ada ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#164ada is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 29.02% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.91% cyan, 66.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 224.08°, with 81.67% saturation and 47.06% 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 6.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 5.7.

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Relative luminance0.1013

Complementary

  1. #164ada
  2. #daa616

Split complementary

  1. #164ada
  2. #da4416
  3. #acda16

Analogous

  1. #16acda
  2. #164ada
  3. #4416da

Triadic

  1. #164ada
  2. #da164a
  3. #4ada16

Tetradic

  1. #164ada
  2. #a616da
  3. #daa616
  4. #4ada16

Square

  1. #164ada
  2. #da16ac
  3. #daa616
  4. #16da44

Monochromatic

  1. #081b4f
  2. #0f3295
  3. #164ada
  4. #4f79ed
  5. #95aef4

Shades

#164ada mixed progressively with black.

  1. #164ada
  2. #1443c4
  3. #123bae
  4. #0f3499
  5. #0d2c83
  6. #0b256d
  7. #091e57
  8. #071641
  9. #040f2c
  10. #020716
  11. #000000

Tints

#164ada mixed progressively with white.

  1. #164ada
  2. #2d5cde
  3. #456ee1
  4. #5c80e5
  5. #7392e9
  6. #8ba5ed
  7. #a2b7f0
  8. #b9c9f4
  9. #d0dbf8
  10. #e8edfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#164ada mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #164ada
  2. #214fd1
  3. #2b55c8
  4. #365abf
  5. #4060b6
  6. #4b65ad
  7. #566aa4
  8. #60709b
  9. #6b7592
  10. #757b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #48549e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0051d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00718c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005add ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004ed8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0064b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-164ada {
  color: #164ada;
}
Background
.bg-164ada {
  background-color: #164ada;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-164ada {
  border: 2px solid #164ada;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #164ada;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 74 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 82% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-164ada {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #164ada, #4416da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-164ada {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 74 218 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.70 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.20 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.28 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.83 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.21 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.22 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 9.09 #e9b525 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Sapphire
#164ada  rgb(22, 74, 218)  hsl(224, 82%, 47%)  Sapphire
#daa616  rgb(218, 166, 22)  hsl(44, 82%, 47%)  Goldenrod
#da164a  rgb(218, 22, 74)  hsl(344, 82%, 47%)  Amaranth
#4ada16  rgb(74, 218, 22)  hsl(104, 82%, 47%)  Lime Green