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#164FBB

#164fbb ≈ Sapphire

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#164fbb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 30.98% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.24% cyan, 57.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 219.27°, with 78.95% saturation and 40.98% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 1.31.

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Relative luminance0.0935

Complementary

  1. #164fbb
  2. #bb8216

Split complementary

  1. #164fbb
  2. #bb2f16
  3. #a2bb16

Analogous

  1. #16a2bb
  2. #164fbb
  3. #2f16bb

Triadic

  1. #164fbb
  2. #bb164f
  3. #4fbb16

Tetradic

  1. #164fbb
  2. #8216bb
  3. #bb8216
  4. #4fbb16

Square

  1. #164fbb
  2. #bb16a2
  3. #bb8216
  4. #16bb2f

Monochromatic

  1. #061532
  2. #0e3277
  3. #164fbb
  4. #3673e7
  5. #7ba3ef

Shades

#164fbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #164fbb
  2. #1447a8
  3. #123f96
  4. #0f3783
  5. #0d2f70
  6. #0b285e
  7. #09204b
  8. #071838
  9. #041025
  10. #020813
  11. #000000

Tints

#164fbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #164fbb
  2. #2d61c2
  3. #4572c9
  4. #5c84cf
  5. #7395d6
  6. #8ba7dd
  7. #a2b9e4
  8. #b9caeb
  9. #d0dcf1
  10. #e8edf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#164fbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #164fbb
  2. #2154b5
  3. #2b59af
  4. #365ea9
  5. #4063a3
  6. #4b689e
  7. #566c98
  8. #607192
  9. #6b768c
  10. #757b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #45538a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ebf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004fb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006a7d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0058bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004fba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00619a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-164fbb {
  color: #164fbb;
}
Background
.bg-164fbb {
  background-color: #164fbb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-164fbb {
  border: 2px solid #164fbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #164fbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 79 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 79% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-164fbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #164fbb, #2f16bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-164fbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 79 187 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 1.31 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.24 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.88 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.14 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.19 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.79 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.63 #e9b044 Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#164fbb  rgb(22, 79, 187)  hsl(219, 79%, 41%)  Sapphire
#bb8216  rgb(187, 130, 22)  hsl(39, 79%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#bb164f  rgb(187, 22, 79)  hsl(339, 79%, 41%)  Dogwood Rose
#4fbb16  rgb(79, 187, 22)  hsl(99, 79%, 41%)  Kelly Green