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#1C4EBF

#1c4ebf ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1c4ebf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 10.98% red, 30.59% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.34% cyan, 59.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 221.6°, with 74.43% saturation and 42.94% 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 7.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 2.18.

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Relative luminance0.0946

Complementary

  1. #1c4ebf
  2. #bf8d1c

Split complementary

  1. #1c4ebf
  2. #bf3c1c
  3. #9fbf1c

Analogous

  1. #1c9fbf
  2. #1c4ebf
  3. #3c1cbf

Triadic

  1. #1c4ebf
  2. #bf1c4e
  3. #4ebf1c

Tetradic

  1. #1c4ebf
  2. #8d1cbf
  3. #bf8d1c
  4. #4ebf1c

Square

  1. #1c4ebf
  2. #bf1c9f
  3. #bf8d1c
  4. #1cbf3c

Monochromatic

  1. #08183a
  2. #12337c
  3. #1c4ebf
  4. #4475e4
  5. #87a6ed

Shades

#1c4ebf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1c4ebf
  2. #1946ac
  3. #163e99
  4. #143786
  5. #112f73
  6. #0e2760
  7. #0b1f4c
  8. #081739
  9. #061026
  10. #030813
  11. #000000

Tints

#1c4ebf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1c4ebf
  2. #3360c5
  3. #4971cc
  4. #6083d2
  5. #7795d9
  6. #8ea7df
  7. #a4b8e5
  8. #bbcaec
  9. #d2dcf2
  10. #e8edf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1c4ebf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1c4ebf
  2. #2653b9
  3. #3058b2
  4. #3a5dac
  5. #4462a6
  6. #4e67a0
  7. #586c99
  8. #627193
  9. #6c768d
  10. #767b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #46538d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ec3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004fbd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006b7f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0058c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004fbe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00619d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1c4ebf {
  color: #1c4ebf;
}
Background
.bg-1c4ebf {
  background-color: #1c4ebf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1c4ebf {
  border: 2px solid #1c4ebf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1c4ebf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 28 78 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 74% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1c4ebf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1c4ebf, #3c1cbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1c4ebf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(28 78 191 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 2.18 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.65 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.57 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.73 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.76 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.82 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.06 #e3b140 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#1c4ebf  rgb(28, 78, 191)  hsl(222, 74%, 43%)  Sapphire
#bf8d1c  rgb(191, 141, 28)  hsl(42, 74%, 43%)  Dark Goldenrod
#bf1c4e  rgb(191, 28, 78)  hsl(342, 74%, 43%)  Cardinal
#4ebf1c  rgb(78, 191, 28)  hsl(102, 74%, 43%)  Kelly Green