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#255ACA

#255aca ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#255aca is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 35.29% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.68% cyan, 55.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 220.73°, with 69.04% saturation and 46.86% 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 6.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 3.48.

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Relative luminance0.1197

Complementary

  1. #255aca
  2. #ca9525

Split complementary

  1. #255aca
  2. #ca4325
  3. #acca25

Analogous

  1. #25acca
  2. #255aca
  3. #4325ca

Triadic

  1. #255aca
  2. #ca255a
  3. #5aca25

Tetradic

  1. #255aca
  2. #9525ca
  3. #ca9525
  4. #5aca25

Square

  1. #255aca
  2. #ca25ac
  3. #ca9525
  4. #25ca43

Monochromatic

  1. #0d2049
  2. #193d89
  3. #255aca
  4. #5b86e1
  5. #9bb5ed

Shades

#255aca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #255aca
  2. #2151b6
  3. #1e48a2
  4. #1a3f8d
  5. #163679
  6. #132d65
  7. #0f2451
  8. #0b1b3d
  9. #071228
  10. #040914
  11. #000000

Tints

#255aca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #255aca
  2. #3b6bcf
  3. #517bd5
  4. #668cda
  5. #7c9cdf
  6. #92ade5
  7. #a8bdea
  8. #beceef
  9. #d3def4
  10. #e9effa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#255aca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #255aca
  2. #2e5ec3
  3. #3762bb
  4. #4065b4
  5. #4969ac
  6. #536da5
  7. #5c719e
  8. #657596
  9. #6e788f
  10. #777c87
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #505e97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ac8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007689 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0363cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ac9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006ca7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-255aca {
  color: #255aca;
}
Background
.bg-255aca {
  background-color: #255aca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-255aca {
  border: 2px solid #255aca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #255aca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 90 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 69% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-255aca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #255aca, #4325ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-255aca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 90 202 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.48 #1560bd Denim ΔE 3.89 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.29 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.85 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.17 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.71 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.71 #daa535 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#255aca  rgb(37, 90, 202)  hsl(221, 69%, 47%)  Sapphire
#ca9525  rgb(202, 149, 37)  hsl(41, 69%, 47%)  Dark Goldenrod
#ca255a  rgb(202, 37, 90)  hsl(341, 69%, 47%)  Dogwood Rose
#5aca25  rgb(90, 202, 37)  hsl(101, 69%, 47%)  Lime Green