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#1D53CD

#1d53cd ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1d53cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 11.37% red, 32.55% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.85% cyan, 59.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 221.59°, with 75.21% saturation and 45.88% 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 6.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 3.03.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1086

Complementary

  1. #1d53cd
  2. #cd971d

Split complementary

  1. #1d53cd
  2. #cd3f1d
  3. #abcd1d

Analogous

  1. #1dabcd
  2. #1d53cd
  3. #3f1dcd

Triadic

  1. #1d53cd
  2. #cd1d53
  3. #53cd1d

Tetradic

  1. #1d53cd
  2. #971dcd
  3. #cd971d
  4. #53cd1d

Square

  1. #1d53cd
  2. #cd1dab
  3. #cd971d
  4. #1dcd3f

Monochromatic

  1. #0a1d47
  2. #14388a
  3. #1d53cd
  4. #507ee6
  5. #93b0f0

Shades

#1d53cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1d53cd
  2. #1a4bb9
  3. #1742a4
  4. #143a90
  5. #11327b
  6. #0f2a67
  7. #0c2152
  8. #09193e
  9. #061129
  10. #030815
  11. #000000

Tints

#1d53cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1d53cd
  2. #3464d2
  3. #4a75d7
  4. #6187dc
  5. #7798e1
  6. #8ea9e6
  7. #a5baeb
  8. #bbcbf0
  9. #d2ddf5
  10. #e8eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1d53cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1d53cd
  2. #2758c5
  3. #315cbe
  4. #3b61b6
  5. #4565ae
  6. #4f6aa7
  7. #586e9f
  8. #627397
  9. #6c778f
  10. #767c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b5997 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0055cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007288 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005ecf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0054cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0067a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1d53cd {
  color: #1d53cd;
}
Background
.bg-1d53cd {
  background-color: #1d53cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1d53cd {
  border: 2px solid #1d53cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1d53cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 29 83 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 75% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1d53cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1d53cd, #3f1dcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1d53cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(29 83 205 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.03 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.85 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.88 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.41 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.95 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.17 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.32 #e2ac32 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Sapphire
#1d53cd  rgb(29, 83, 205)  hsl(222, 75%, 46%)  Sapphire
#cd971d  rgb(205, 151, 29)  hsl(42, 75%, 46%)  Goldenrod
#cd1d53  rgb(205, 29, 83)  hsl(342, 75%, 46%)  Ruby
#53cd1d  rgb(83, 205, 29)  hsl(102, 75%, 46%)  Lime Green