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#194DCD

#194dcd ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#194dcd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.8% red, 30.2% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.8% cyan, 62.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 222.67°, 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 7.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 3.76.

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Relative luminance0.0992

Complementary

  1. #194dcd
  2. #cd9919

Split complementary

  1. #194dcd
  2. #cd3f19
  3. #a7cd19

Analogous

  1. #19a7cd
  2. #194dcd
  3. #3f19cd

Triadic

  1. #194dcd
  2. #cd194d
  3. #4dcd19

Tetradic

  1. #194dcd
  2. #9919cd
  3. #cd9919
  4. #4dcd19

Square

  1. #194dcd
  2. #cd19a7
  3. #cd9919
  4. #19cd3f

Monochromatic

  1. #081a45
  2. #113389
  3. #194dcd
  4. #4a78e9
  5. #8eabf1

Shades

#194dcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #194dcd
  2. #1745b9
  3. #143ea4
  4. #123690
  5. #0f2e7b
  6. #0d2767
  7. #0a1f52
  8. #08173e
  9. #050f29
  10. #030815
  11. #000000

Tints

#194dcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #194dcd
  2. #305fd2
  3. #4771d7
  4. #5e82dc
  5. #7594e1
  6. #8ca6e6
  7. #a3b8eb
  8. #bacaf0
  9. #d1dbf5
  10. #e8edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#194dcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #194dcd
  2. #2352c5
  3. #2e57be
  4. #385cb6
  5. #4261ae
  6. #4d67a7
  7. #576c9f
  8. #617197
  9. #6b768f
  10. #767b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #475496 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0051cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006f86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005ad0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004fcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0063a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-194dcd {
  color: #194dcd;
}
Background
.bg-194dcd {
  background-color: #194dcd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-194dcd {
  border: 2px solid #194dcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #194dcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 77 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 78% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-194dcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #194dcd, #3f19cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-194dcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 77 205 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.76 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.22 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.32 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.95 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.42 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.61 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.21 #e6b232 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#194dcd  rgb(25, 77, 205)  hsl(223, 78%, 45%)  Sapphire
#cd9919  rgb(205, 153, 25)  hsl(43, 78%, 45%)  Goldenrod
#cd194d  rgb(205, 25, 77)  hsl(343, 78%, 45%)  Raspberry
#4dcd19  rgb(77, 205, 25)  hsl(103, 78%, 45%)  Lime Green