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#1E4EAE

#1e4eae ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1e4eae is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 11.76% red, 30.59% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.76% cyan, 55.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 220°, with 70.59% saturation and 40% 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 7.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 2.02.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.0878

Complementary

  1. #1e4eae
  2. #ae7e1e

Split complementary

  1. #1e4eae
  2. #ae361e
  3. #96ae1e

Analogous

  1. #1e96ae
  2. #1e4eae
  3. #361eae

Triadic

  1. #1e4eae
  2. #ae1e4e
  3. #4eae1e

Tetradic

  1. #1e4eae
  2. #7e1eae
  3. #ae7e1e
  4. #4eae1e

Square

  1. #1e4eae
  2. #ae1e96
  3. #ae7e1e
  4. #1eae36

Monochromatic

  1. #07132c
  2. #13316d
  3. #1e4eae
  4. #3b71dd
  5. #7ca0e9

Shades

#1e4eae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1e4eae
  2. #1b469d
  3. #183e8b
  4. #15377a
  5. #122f68
  6. #0f2757
  7. #0c1f46
  8. #091734
  9. #061023
  10. #030811
  11. #000000

Tints

#1e4eae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1e4eae
  2. #3560b6
  3. #4b71be
  4. #6283c6
  5. #7895ce
  6. #8fa7d7
  7. #a5b8df
  8. #bccae7
  9. #d2dcef
  10. #e9edf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1e4eae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1e4eae
  2. #2853a9
  3. #3258a5
  4. #3b5da0
  5. #45629c
  6. #4f6797
  7. #596c92
  8. #63718e
  9. #6c7689
  10. #767b85
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #445182 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ab1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004dac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006676 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0856b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004ead ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005d90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1e4eae {
  color: #1e4eae;
}
Background
.bg-1e4eae {
  background-color: #1e4eae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1e4eae {
  border: 2px solid #1e4eae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1e4eae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 30 78 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 71% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1e4eae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1e4eae, #361eae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1e4eae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(30 78 174 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 2.02 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 2.34 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 4.56 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.57 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.38 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.59 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.22 #e1b151 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#1e4eae  rgb(30, 78, 174)  hsl(220, 71%, 40%)  Sapphire
#ae7e1e  rgb(174, 126, 30)  hsl(40, 71%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#ae1e4e  rgb(174, 30, 78)  hsl(340, 71%, 40%)  Vivid Burgundy
#4eae1e  rgb(78, 174, 30)  hsl(100, 71%, 40%)  Kelly Green