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#1B4EBE

#1b4ebe ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1b4ebe is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 10.59% red, 30.59% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.79% cyan, 58.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 221.23°, with 75.12% saturation and 42.55% 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 7.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 2.05.

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Relative luminance0.094

Complementary

  1. #1b4ebe
  2. #be8b1b

Split complementary

  1. #1b4ebe
  2. #be3a1b
  3. #9fbe1b

Analogous

  1. #1b9fbe
  2. #1b4ebe
  3. #3a1bbe

Triadic

  1. #1b4ebe
  2. #be1b4e
  3. #4ebe1b

Tetradic

  1. #1b4ebe
  2. #8b1bbe
  3. #be8b1b
  4. #4ebe1b

Square

  1. #1b4ebe
  2. #be1b9f
  3. #be8b1b
  4. #1bbe3a

Monochromatic

  1. #081738
  2. #11327b
  3. #1b4ebe
  4. #4174e4
  5. #84a5ee

Shades

#1b4ebe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1b4ebe
  2. #1846ab
  3. #163e98
  4. #133785
  5. #102f72
  6. #0e275f
  7. #0b1f4c
  8. #081739
  9. #051026
  10. #030813
  11. #000000

Tints

#1b4ebe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1b4ebe
  2. #3260c5
  3. #4971cb
  4. #5f83d2
  5. #7695d8
  6. #8da7df
  7. #a4b8e5
  8. #bbcaec
  9. #d1dcf2
  10. #e8edf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1b4ebe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1b4ebe
  2. #2553b8
  3. #2f58b2
  4. #395dab
  5. #4362a5
  6. #4e679f
  7. #586c99
  8. #627193
  9. #6c768c
  10. #767b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #46538c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ec2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004fbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006b7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0058c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004fbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00609c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1b4ebe {
  color: #1b4ebe;
}
Background
.bg-1b4ebe {
  background-color: #1b4ebe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1b4ebe {
  border: 2px solid #1b4ebe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1b4ebe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 27 78 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 75% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1b4ebe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1b4ebe, #3a1bbe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1b4ebe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(27 78 190 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 2.05 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.50 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.56 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.61 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.70 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.93 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.22 #e4b141 Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#1b4ebe  rgb(27, 78, 190)  hsl(221, 75%, 43%)  Sapphire
#be8b1b  rgb(190, 139, 27)  hsl(41, 75%, 43%)  Dark Goldenrod
#be1b4e  rgb(190, 27, 78)  hsl(341, 75%, 43%)  Dogwood Rose
#4ebe1b  rgb(78, 190, 27)  hsl(101, 75%, 43%)  Kelly Green