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#4159CA

#4159ca ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4159ca is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.49% red, 34.9% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.82% cyan, 55.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 229.49°, with 56.38% saturation and 52.35% 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 5.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 5.44.

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Relative luminance0.1253

Complementary

  1. #4159ca
  2. #cab241

Split complementary

  1. #4159ca
  2. #ca6d41
  3. #9dca41

Analogous

  1. #419dca
  2. #4159ca
  3. #6d41ca

Triadic

  1. #4159ca
  2. #ca4159
  3. #59ca41

Tetradic

  1. #4159ca
  2. #b241ca
  3. #cab241
  4. #59ca41

Square

  1. #4159ca
  2. #ca419d
  3. #cab241
  4. #41ca6d

Monochromatic

  1. #192459
  2. #2a3c95
  3. #4159ca
  4. #7d8ddb
  5. #b9c2eb

Shades

#4159ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4159ca
  2. #3b50b6
  3. #3447a2
  4. #2e3e8d
  5. #273579
  6. #212d65
  7. #1a2451
  8. #141b3d
  9. #0d1228
  10. #070914
  11. #000000

Tints

#4159ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4159ca
  2. #546acf
  3. #677ad5
  4. #7a8bda
  5. #8d9bdf
  6. #a0ace5
  7. #b3bdea
  8. #c6cdef
  9. #d9def4
  10. #eceefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4159ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4159ca
  2. #475dc3
  3. #4e61bb
  4. #5465b4
  5. #5a69ac
  6. #616da5
  7. #67709e
  8. #6d7496
  9. #73788f
  10. #7a7c87
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #575f97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ace ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005dc8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007489 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2363cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0c5cc9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006aa7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4159ca {
  color: #4159ca;
}
Background
.bg-4159ca {
  background-color: #4159ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4159ca {
  border: 2px solid #4159ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4159ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 65 89 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 56% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4159ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4159ca, #6d41ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4159ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(65 89 202 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.44 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.52 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.14 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.51 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.70 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.74 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.02 #bea635 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#4159ca  rgb(65, 89, 202)  hsl(229, 56%, 52%)  Sapphire
#cab241  rgb(202, 178, 65)  hsl(49, 56%, 52%)  Old Gold
#ca4159  rgb(202, 65, 89)  hsl(349, 56%, 52%)  Brick Red
#59ca41  rgb(89, 202, 65)  hsl(109, 56%, 52%)  Lime Green