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#165ACB

#165acb ≈ Sapphire

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#165acb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 35.29% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.16% cyan, 55.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 217.46°, with 80.44% saturation and 44.12% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 3.29.

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Relative luminance0.1179

Complementary

  1. #165acb
  2. #cb8716

Split complementary

  1. #165acb
  2. #cb2d16
  3. #b5cb16

Analogous

  1. #16b5cb
  2. #165acb
  3. #2d16cb

Triadic

  1. #165acb
  2. #cb165a
  3. #5acb16

Tetradic

  1. #165acb
  2. #8716cb
  3. #cb8716
  4. #5acb16

Square

  1. #165acb
  2. #cb16b5
  3. #cb8716
  4. #16cb2d

Monochromatic

  1. #071d41
  2. #0f3b86
  3. #165acb
  4. #4382eb
  5. #88b0f2

Shades

#165acb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #165acb
  2. #1451b7
  3. #1248a2
  4. #0f3f8e
  5. #0d367a
  6. #0b2d66
  7. #092451
  8. #071b3d
  9. #041229
  10. #020914
  11. #000000

Tints

#165acb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #165acb
  2. #2d6bd0
  3. #457bd5
  4. #5c8cdb
  5. #739ce0
  6. #8bade5
  7. #a2bdea
  8. #b9ceef
  9. #d0def5
  10. #e8effa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#165acb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #165acb
  2. #215ec4
  3. #2b62bc
  4. #3665b5
  5. #4069ad
  6. #4b6da6
  7. #56719e
  8. #607597
  9. #6b788f
  10. #757c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d5e97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0059c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00768a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0063cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0059ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006ca8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-165acb {
  color: #165acb;
}
Background
.bg-165acb {
  background-color: #165acb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-165acb {
  border: 2px solid #165acb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #165acb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 90 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 80% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-165acb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #165acb, #2d16cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-165acb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 90 203 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.29 #1560bd Denim ΔE 3.30 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.38 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.63 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.09 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.65 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.10 #e9a534 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#165acb  rgb(22, 90, 203)  hsl(217, 80%, 44%)  Sapphire
#cb8716  rgb(203, 135, 22)  hsl(37, 80%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#cb165a  rgb(203, 22, 90)  hsl(337, 80%, 44%)  Dogwood Rose
#5acb16  rgb(90, 203, 22)  hsl(97, 80%, 44%)  Lime Green