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#1653BF

#1653bf ≈ Sapphire

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1653bf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 32.55% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.48% cyan, 56.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 218.34°, with 79.34% saturation and 41.76% 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 6.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 0.88.

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Relative luminance0.1012

Complementary

  1. #1653bf
  2. #bf8216

Split complementary

  1. #1653bf
  2. #bf2d16
  3. #a7bf16

Analogous

  1. #16a7bf
  2. #1653bf
  3. #2d16bf

Triadic

  1. #1653bf
  2. #bf1653
  3. #53bf16

Tetradic

  1. #1653bf
  2. #8216bf
  3. #bf8216
  4. #53bf16

Square

  1. #1653bf
  2. #bf16a7
  3. #bf8216
  4. #16bf2d

Monochromatic

  1. #061736
  2. #0e357a
  3. #1653bf
  4. #3978e8
  5. #7ea7f0

Shades

#1653bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1653bf
  2. #144bac
  3. #124299
  4. #0f3a86
  5. #0d3273
  6. #0b2a60
  7. #09214c
  8. #071939
  9. #041126
  10. #020813
  11. #000000

Tints

#1653bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1653bf
  2. #2d64c5
  3. #4575cc
  4. #5c87d2
  5. #7398d9
  6. #8ba9df
  7. #a2bae5
  8. #b9cbec
  9. #d0ddf2
  10. #e8eef9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1653bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1653bf
  2. #2158b9
  3. #2b5cb2
  4. #3661ac
  5. #4065a6
  6. #4b6aa0
  7. #566e99
  8. #607393
  9. #6b778d
  10. #757c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #48578e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0052bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006e81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005cc1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0053be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00649d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1653bf {
  color: #1653bf;
}
Background
.bg-1653bf {
  background-color: #1653bf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1653bf {
  border: 2px solid #1653bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1653bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 83 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 79% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1653bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1653bf, #2d16bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1653bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 83 191 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 0.88 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.46 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.86 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.26 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.91 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.45 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.88 #e9ac40 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Sapphire
#1653bf  rgb(22, 83, 191)  hsl(218, 79%, 42%)  Sapphire
#bf8216  rgb(191, 130, 22)  hsl(38, 79%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#bf1653  rgb(191, 22, 83)  hsl(338, 79%, 42%)  Dogwood Rose
#53bf16  rgb(83, 191, 22)  hsl(98, 79%, 42%)  Kelly Green