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#1949CD

#1949cd ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1949cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.8% red, 28.63% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.8% cyan, 64.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 224°, with 78.26% saturation and 45.1% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 4.7.

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Relative luminance0.0938

Complementary

  1. #1949cd
  2. #cd9d19

Split complementary

  1. #1949cd
  2. #cd4319
  3. #a3cd19

Analogous

  1. #19a3cd
  2. #1949cd
  3. #4319cd

Triadic

  1. #1949cd
  2. #cd1949
  3. #49cd19

Tetradic

  1. #1949cd
  2. #9d19cd
  3. #cd9d19
  4. #49cd19

Square

  1. #1949cd
  2. #cd19a3
  3. #cd9d19
  4. #19cd43

Monochromatic

  1. #081845
  2. #113189
  3. #1949cd
  4. #4a74e9
  5. #8ea8f1

Shades

#1949cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1949cd
  2. #1742b9
  3. #143aa4
  4. #123390
  5. #0f2c7b
  6. #0d2567
  7. #0a1d52
  8. #08163e
  9. #050f29
  10. #030715
  11. #000000

Tints

#1949cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1949cd
  2. #305bd2
  3. #476dd7
  4. #5e80dc
  5. #7592e1
  6. #8ca4e6
  7. #a3b6eb
  8. #bac8f0
  9. #d1dbf5
  10. #e8edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1949cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1949cd
  2. #234fc5
  3. #2e54be
  4. #385ab6
  5. #425fae
  6. #4d65a7
  7. #576a9f
  8. #617097
  9. #6b758f
  10. #767b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #455195 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004ecb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006c84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0057d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004ccc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0060a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1949cd {
  color: #1949cd;
}
Background
.bg-1949cd {
  background-color: #1949cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1949cd {
  border: 2px solid #1949cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1949cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 73 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 78% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1949cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1949cd, #4319cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1949cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 73 205 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.70 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.14 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.24 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.64 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.80 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.75 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.12 #e6b632 Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#1949cd  rgb(25, 73, 205)  hsl(224, 78%, 45%)  Sapphire
#cd9d19  rgb(205, 157, 25)  hsl(44, 78%, 45%)  Goldenrod
#cd1949  rgb(205, 25, 73)  hsl(344, 78%, 45%)  Cardinal
#49cd19  rgb(73, 205, 25)  hsl(104, 78%, 45%)  Lime Green