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#194BBF

#194bbf ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#194bbf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.8% red, 29.41% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.91% cyan, 60.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 221.93°, with 76.85% saturation and 42.35% 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 7.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 2.98.

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Relative luminance0.09

Complementary

  1. #194bbf
  2. #bf8d19

Split complementary

  1. #194bbf
  2. #bf3a19
  3. #9ebf19

Analogous

  1. #199ebf
  2. #194bbf
  3. #3a19bf

Triadic

  1. #194bbf
  2. #bf194b
  3. #4bbf19

Tetradic

  1. #194bbf
  2. #8d19bf
  3. #bf8d19
  4. #4bbf19

Square

  1. #194bbf
  2. #bf199e
  3. #bf8d19
  4. #19bf3a

Monochromatic

  1. #071638
  2. #10307b
  3. #194bbf
  4. #3f71e6
  5. #82a3ef

Shades

#194bbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #194bbf
  2. #1744ac
  3. #143c99
  4. #123586
  5. #0f2d73
  6. #0d2660
  7. #0a1e4c
  8. #081739
  9. #050f26
  10. #030813
  11. #000000

Tints

#194bbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #194bbf
  2. #305dc5
  3. #476fcc
  4. #5e81d2
  5. #7593d9
  6. #8ca5df
  7. #a3b7e5
  8. #bac9ec
  9. #d1dbf2
  10. #e8edf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#194bbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #194bbf
  2. #2350b9
  3. #2e56b2
  4. #385bac
  5. #4260a6
  6. #4d66a0
  7. #576b99
  8. #617093
  9. #6b758d
  10. #767b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #44518c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cc3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004dbd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00697e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0056c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004cbe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005e9c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-194bbf {
  color: #194bbf;
}
Background
.bg-194bbf {
  background-color: #194bbf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-194bbf {
  border: 2px solid #194bbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #194bbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 75 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 77% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-194bbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #194bbf, #3a19bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-194bbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 75 191 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 2.98 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.34 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.61 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.97 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.28 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.43 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.69 #e6b440 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#194bbf  rgb(25, 75, 191)  hsl(222, 77%, 42%)  Sapphire
#bf8d19  rgb(191, 141, 25)  hsl(42, 77%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#bf194b  rgb(191, 25, 75)  hsl(342, 77%, 42%)  Cardinal
#4bbf19  rgb(75, 191, 25)  hsl(102, 77%, 42%)  Kelly Green