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#1859CD

#1859cd ≈ Sapphire

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1859cd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.29% cyan, 56.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 218.45°, with 79.04% saturation and 44.9% 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 6.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 3.29.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1175

Complementary

  1. #1859cd
  2. #cd8c18

Split complementary

  1. #1859cd
  2. #cd3118
  3. #b4cd18

Analogous

  1. #18b4cd
  2. #1859cd
  3. #3118cd

Triadic

  1. #1859cd
  2. #cd1859
  3. #59cd18

Tetradic

  1. #1859cd
  2. #8c18cd
  3. #cd8c18
  4. #59cd18

Square

  1. #1859cd
  2. #cd18b4
  3. #cd8c18
  4. #18cd31

Monochromatic

  1. #081e44
  2. #103b89
  3. #1859cd
  4. #4882ea
  5. #8cb1f2

Shades

#1859cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1859cd
  2. #1650b9
  3. #1347a4
  4. #113e90
  5. #0e357b
  6. #0c2d67
  7. #0a2452
  8. #071b3e
  9. #051229
  10. #020915
  11. #000000

Tints

#1859cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1859cd
  2. #2f6ad2
  3. #467ad7
  4. #5d8bdc
  5. #749be1
  6. #8cace6
  7. #a3bdeb
  8. #bacdf0
  9. #d1def5
  10. #e8eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1859cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1859cd
  2. #225dc5
  3. #2d61be
  4. #3765b6
  5. #4269ae
  6. #4c6da7
  7. #56709f
  8. #617497
  9. #6b788f
  10. #767c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d5d98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0058cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00768a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0063cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0059cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006ca9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1859cd {
  color: #1859cd;
}
Background
.bg-1859cd {
  background-color: #1859cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1859cd {
  border: 2px solid #1859cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1859cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 79% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1859cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1859cd, #3118cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1859cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.29 #1560bd Denim ΔE 3.86 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.62 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.84 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.00 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.93 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.97 #e7a632 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#1859cd  rgb(24, 89, 205)  hsl(218, 79%, 45%)  Sapphire
#cd8c18  rgb(205, 140, 24)  hsl(38, 79%, 45%)  Dark Goldenrod
#cd1859  rgb(205, 24, 89)  hsl(338, 79%, 45%)  Dogwood Rose
#59cd18  rgb(89, 205, 24)  hsl(98, 79%, 45%)  Lime Green