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#164ECB

#164ecb ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#164ecb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 30.59% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.16% cyan, 61.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 221.44°, with 80.44% saturation and 44.12% 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 7.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 3.22.

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Relative luminance0.0993

Complementary

  1. #164ecb
  2. #cb9316

Split complementary

  1. #164ecb
  2. #cb3916
  3. #a8cb16

Analogous

  1. #16a8cb
  2. #164ecb
  3. #3916cb

Triadic

  1. #164ecb
  2. #cb164e
  3. #4ecb16

Tetradic

  1. #164ecb
  2. #9316cb
  3. #cb9316
  4. #4ecb16

Square

  1. #164ecb
  2. #cb16a8
  3. #cb9316
  4. #16cb39

Monochromatic

  1. #071941
  2. #0f3386
  3. #164ecb
  4. #4377eb
  5. #88a9f2

Shades

#164ecb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #164ecb
  2. #1446b7
  3. #123ea2
  4. #0f378e
  5. #0d2f7a
  6. #0b2766
  7. #091f51
  8. #07173d
  9. #041029
  10. #020814
  11. #000000

Tints

#164ecb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #164ecb
  2. #2d60d0
  3. #4571d5
  4. #5c83db
  5. #7395e0
  6. #8ba7e5
  7. #a2b8ea
  8. #b9caef
  9. #d0dcf5
  10. #e8edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#164ecb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #164ecb
  2. #2153c4
  3. #2b58bc
  4. #365db5
  5. #4062ad
  6. #4b67a6
  7. #566c9e
  8. #607197
  9. #6b768f
  10. #757b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #475595 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0051c9 ≈ 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-164ecb {
  color: #164ecb;
}
Background
.bg-164ecb {
  background-color: #164ecb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-164ecb {
  border: 2px solid #164ecb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #164ecb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 78 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 80% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-164ecb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #164ecb, #3916cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-164ecb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 78 203 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.22 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.94 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.62 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.11 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.32 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.77 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.09 #e9b134 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#164ecb  rgb(22, 78, 203)  hsl(221, 80%, 44%)  Sapphire
#cb9316  rgb(203, 147, 22)  hsl(41, 80%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#cb164e  rgb(203, 22, 78)  hsl(341, 80%, 44%)  Ruby
#4ecb16  rgb(78, 203, 22)  hsl(101, 80%, 44%)  Lime Green