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#1950CD

#1950cd ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1950cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.8% red, 31.37% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.8% cyan, 60.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 221.67°, 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 6.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 3.2.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1035

Complementary

  1. #1950cd
  2. #cd9619

Split complementary

  1. #1950cd
  2. #cd3c19
  3. #aacd19

Analogous

  1. #19aacd
  2. #1950cd
  3. #3c19cd

Triadic

  1. #1950cd
  2. #cd1950
  3. #50cd19

Tetradic

  1. #1950cd
  2. #9619cd
  3. #cd9619
  4. #50cd19

Square

  1. #1950cd
  2. #cd19aa
  3. #cd9619
  4. #19cd3c

Monochromatic

  1. #081b45
  2. #113589
  3. #1950cd
  4. #4a7ae9
  5. #8eacf1

Shades

#1950cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1950cd
  2. #1748b9
  3. #1440a4
  4. #123890
  5. #0f307b
  6. #0d2867
  7. #0a2052
  8. #08183e
  9. #051029
  10. #030815
  11. #000000

Tints

#1950cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1950cd
  2. #3062d2
  3. #4773d7
  4. #5e85dc
  5. #7596e1
  6. #8ca8e6
  7. #a3b9eb
  8. #bacbf0
  9. #d1dcf5
  10. #e8eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1950cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1950cd
  2. #2355c5
  3. #2e5abe
  4. #385eb6
  5. #4263ae
  6. #4d68a7
  7. #576d9f
  8. #617297
  9. #6b768f
  10. #767b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #495796 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0053cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007187 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005ccf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0052cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0065a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1950cd {
  color: #1950cd;
}
Background
.bg-1950cd {
  background-color: #1950cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1950cd {
  border: 2px solid #1950cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1950cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 80 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 78% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1950cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1950cd, #3c19cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1950cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 80 205 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.20 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.42 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.67 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.23 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.25 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.11 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.31 #e6af32 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Sapphire
#1950cd  rgb(25, 80, 205)  hsl(222, 78%, 45%)  Sapphire
#cd9619  rgb(205, 150, 25)  hsl(42, 78%, 45%)  Goldenrod
#cd1950  rgb(205, 25, 80)  hsl(342, 78%, 45%)  Ruby
#50cd19  rgb(80, 205, 25)  hsl(102, 78%, 45%)  Lime Green