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#194BCD

#194bcd ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#194bcd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.8% cyan, 63.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 223.33°, 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 7.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 4.21.

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Relative luminance0.0965

Complementary

  1. #194bcd
  2. #cd9b19

Split complementary

  1. #194bcd
  2. #cd4119
  3. #a5cd19

Analogous

  1. #19a5cd
  2. #194bcd
  3. #4119cd

Triadic

  1. #194bcd
  2. #cd194b
  3. #4bcd19

Tetradic

  1. #194bcd
  2. #9b19cd
  3. #cd9b19
  4. #4bcd19

Square

  1. #194bcd
  2. #cd19a5
  3. #cd9b19
  4. #19cd41

Monochromatic

  1. #081945
  2. #113289
  3. #194bcd
  4. #4a76e9
  5. #8ea9f1

Shades

#194bcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #194bcd
  2. #1744b9
  3. #143ca4
  4. #123590
  5. #0f2d7b
  6. #0d2667
  7. #0a1e52
  8. #08173e
  9. #050f29
  10. #030815
  11. #000000

Tints

#194bcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #194bcd
  2. #305dd2
  3. #476fd7
  4. #5e81dc
  5. #7593e1
  6. #8ca5e6
  7. #a3b7eb
  8. #bac9f0
  9. #d1dbf5
  10. #e8edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#194bcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #194bcd
  2. #2350c5
  3. #2e56be
  4. #385bb6
  5. #4260ae
  6. #4d66a7
  7. #576b9f
  8. #617097
  9. #6b758f
  10. #767b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #465395 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004fcb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006e85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0058d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004ecc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0062a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-194bcd {
  color: #194bcd;
}
Background
.bg-194bcd {
  background-color: #194bcd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-194bcd {
  border: 2px solid #194bcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #194bcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 75 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 78% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-194bcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #194bcd, #4119cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-194bcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 75 205 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.21 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.19 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.72 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.85 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.01 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.14 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.22 #e6b432 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#194bcd  rgb(25, 75, 205)  hsl(223, 78%, 45%)  Sapphire
#cd9b19  rgb(205, 155, 25)  hsl(43, 78%, 45%)  Goldenrod
#cd194b  rgb(205, 25, 75)  hsl(343, 78%, 45%)  Cardinal
#4bcd19  rgb(75, 205, 25)  hsl(103, 78%, 45%)  Lime Green