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#164ECC

#164ecc ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#164ecc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.22% cyan, 61.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 221.54°, with 80.53% 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 7.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 3.34.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.0998

Complementary

  1. #164ecc
  2. #cc9416

Split complementary

  1. #164ecc
  2. #cc3916
  3. #a9cc16

Analogous

  1. #16a9cc
  2. #164ecc
  3. #3916cc

Triadic

  1. #164ecc
  2. #cc164e
  3. #4ecc16

Tetradic

  1. #164ecc
  2. #9416cc
  3. #cc9416
  4. #4ecc16

Square

  1. #164ecc
  2. #cc16a9
  3. #cc9416
  4. #16cc39

Monochromatic

  1. #071942
  2. #0f3487
  3. #164ecc
  4. #4477eb
  5. #89a9f2

Shades

#164ecc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #164ecc
  2. #1446b8
  3. #123ea3
  4. #0f378f
  5. #0d2f7a
  6. #0b2766
  7. #091f52
  8. #07173d
  9. #041029
  10. #020814
  11. #000000

Tints

#164ecc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #164ecc
  2. #2d60d1
  3. #4571d6
  4. #5c83db
  5. #7395e0
  6. #8ba7e6
  7. #a2b8eb
  8. #b9caf0
  9. #d0dcf5
  10. #e8edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#164ecc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #164ecc
  2. #2153c4
  3. #2b58bd
  4. #365db5
  5. #4062ae
  6. #4b67a6
  7. #566c9e
  8. #607197
  9. #6b768f
  10. #757b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #475595 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0051ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006f85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005ace ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0050cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0064a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-164ecc {
  color: #164ecc;
}
Background
.bg-164ecc {
  background-color: #164ecc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-164ecc {
  border: 2px solid #164ecc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #164ecc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 78 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 81% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-164ecc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #164ecc, #3916cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-164ecc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 78 204 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.34 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.06 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.63 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.16 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.25 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.76 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.22 #e9b133 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#164ecc  rgb(22, 78, 204)  hsl(222, 81%, 44%)  Sapphire
#cc9416  rgb(204, 148, 22)  hsl(42, 81%, 44%)  Goldenrod
#cc164e  rgb(204, 22, 78)  hsl(342, 81%, 44%)  Ruby
#4ecc16  rgb(78, 204, 22)  hsl(102, 81%, 44%)  Lime Green