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#165ACD

#165acd ≈ Sapphire

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#165acd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.27% cyan, 56.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 217.7°, with 80.62% saturation and 44.51% 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 6.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 3.46.

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Relative luminance0.1189

Complementary

  1. #165acd
  2. #cd8916

Split complementary

  1. #165acd
  2. #cd2d16
  3. #b6cd16

Analogous

  1. #16b6cd
  2. #165acd
  3. #2d16cd

Triadic

  1. #165acd
  2. #cd165a
  3. #5acd16

Tetradic

  1. #165acd
  2. #8916cd
  3. #cd8916
  4. #5acd16

Square

  1. #165acd
  2. #cd16b6
  3. #cd8916
  4. #16cd2d

Monochromatic

  1. #071d43
  2. #0f3c88
  3. #165acd
  4. #4582eb
  5. #8ab1f2

Shades

#165acd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #165acd
  2. #1451b9
  3. #1248a4
  4. #0f3f90
  5. #0d367b
  6. #0b2d67
  7. #092452
  8. #071b3e
  9. #041229
  10. #020915
  11. #000000

Tints

#165acd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #165acd
  2. #2d6bd2
  3. #457bd7
  4. #5c8cdc
  5. #739ce1
  6. #8bade6
  7. #a2bdeb
  8. #b9cef0
  9. #d0def5
  10. #e8effa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#165acd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #165acd
  2. #215ec5
  3. #2b62be
  4. #3665b6
  5. #4069ae
  6. #4b6da7
  7. #56719f
  8. #607597
  9. #6b788f
  10. #757c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d5e98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0059cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00778b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0063cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0059cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006da9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-165acd {
  color: #165acd;
}
Background
.bg-165acd {
  background-color: #165acd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-165acd {
  border: 2px solid #165acd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #165acd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 90 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 81% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-165acd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #165acd, #2d16cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-165acd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 90 205 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.46 #1560bd Denim ΔE 3.50 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.46 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.60 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.23 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.75 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.87 #e9a532 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#165acd  rgb(22, 90, 205)  hsl(218, 81%, 45%)  Sapphire
#cd8916  rgb(205, 137, 22)  hsl(38, 81%, 45%)  Dark Goldenrod
#cd165a  rgb(205, 22, 90)  hsl(338, 81%, 45%)  Dogwood Rose
#5acd16  rgb(90, 205, 22)  hsl(98, 81%, 45%)  Lime Green