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#314ECC

#314ecc ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#314ecc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.22% red, 30.59% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.98% cyan, 61.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 228.77°, with 61.26% saturation and 49.61% 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 6.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 4.82.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1046

Complementary

  1. #314ecc
  2. #ccaf31

Split complementary

  1. #314ecc
  2. #cc6131
  3. #9ccc31

Analogous

  1. #319ccc
  2. #314ecc
  3. #6131cc

Triadic

  1. #314ecc
  2. #cc314e
  3. #4ecc31

Tetradic

  1. #314ecc
  2. #af31cc
  3. #ccaf31
  4. #4ecc31

Square

  1. #314ecc
  2. #cc319c
  3. #ccaf31
  4. #31cc61

Monochromatic

  1. #131f51
  2. #22368e
  3. #314ecc
  4. #6d82dc
  5. #abb7eb

Shades

#314ecc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #314ecc
  2. #2c46b8
  3. #273ea3
  4. #22378f
  5. #1d2f7a
  6. #192766
  7. #141f52
  8. #0f173d
  9. #0a1029
  10. #050814
  11. #000000

Tints

#314ecc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #314ecc
  2. #4660d1
  3. #5a71d6
  4. #6f83db
  5. #8395e0
  6. #98a7e6
  7. #adb8eb
  8. #c1caf0
  9. #d6dcf5
  10. #eaedfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#314ecc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #314ecc
  2. #3953c4
  3. #4158bd
  4. #495db5
  5. #5162ae
  6. #5967a6
  7. #606c9e
  8. #687197
  9. #70768f
  10. #787b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d5696 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0054ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006f85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005bce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0052cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0063a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-314ecc {
  color: #314ecc;
}
Background
.bg-314ecc {
  background-color: #314ecc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-314ecc {
  border: 2px solid #314ecc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #314ecc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 49 78 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 61% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-314ecc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #314ecc, #6131cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-314ecc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(49 78 204 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.82 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.33 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.24 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.31 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.48 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.68 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.28 #ceb133 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Sapphire
#314ecc  rgb(49, 78, 204)  hsl(229, 61%, 50%)  Sapphire
#ccaf31  rgb(204, 175, 49)  hsl(49, 61%, 50%)  Old Gold
#cc314e  rgb(204, 49, 78)  hsl(349, 61%, 50%)  Brick Red
#4ecc31  rgb(78, 204, 49)  hsl(109, 61%, 50%)  Lime Green