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#1859BF

#1859bf ≈ Sapphire

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1859bf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 34.9% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.43% cyan, 53.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 216.65°, with 77.67% saturation and 42.16% 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 6.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 2.36.

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Relative luminance0.111

Complementary

  1. #1859bf
  2. #bf7e18

Split complementary

  1. #1859bf
  2. #bf2b18
  3. #acbf18

Analogous

  1. #18acbf
  2. #1859bf
  3. #2b18bf

Triadic

  1. #1859bf
  2. #bf1859
  3. #59bf18

Tetradic

  1. #1859bf
  2. #7e18bf
  3. #bf7e18
  4. #59bf18

Square

  1. #1859bf
  2. #bf18ac
  3. #bf7e18
  4. #18bf2b

Monochromatic

  1. #071a37
  2. #0f397b
  3. #1859bf
  4. #3d7fe7
  5. #81acef

Shades

#1859bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1859bf
  2. #1650ac
  3. #134799
  4. #113e86
  5. #0e3573
  6. #0c2d60
  7. #0a244c
  8. #071b39
  9. #051226
  10. #020913
  11. #000000

Tints

#1859bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1859bf
  2. #2f6ac5
  3. #467acc
  4. #5d8bd2
  5. #749bd9
  6. #8cacdf
  7. #a3bde5
  8. #bacdec
  9. #d1def2
  10. #e8eef9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1859bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1859bf
  2. #225db9
  3. #2d61b2
  4. #3765ac
  5. #4269a6
  6. #4c6da0
  7. #567099
  8. #617493
  9. #6b788d
  10. #767c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b5c8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0057bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007283 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0c61c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0058be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00699f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1859bf {
  color: #1859bf;
}
Background
.bg-1859bf {
  background-color: #1859bf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1859bf {
  border: 2px solid #1859bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1859bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 89 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 78% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1859bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1859bf, #2b18bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1859bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 89 191 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 2.36 #1560bd Denim ΔE 2.77 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.37 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.17 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.68 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.36 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.84 #e7a640 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Sapphire
#1859bf  rgb(24, 89, 191)  hsl(217, 78%, 42%)  Sapphire
#bf7e18  rgb(191, 126, 24)  hsl(37, 78%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#bf1859  rgb(191, 24, 89)  hsl(337, 78%, 42%)  Dogwood Rose
#59bf18  rgb(89, 191, 24)  hsl(97, 78%, 42%)  Kelly Green