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#4256BB

#4256bb ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4256bb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 33.73% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.71% cyan, 54.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 230.08°, with 47.83% 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 6.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 4.7.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.114

Complementary

  1. #4256bb
  2. #bba742

Split complementary

  1. #4256bb
  2. #bb6a42
  3. #93bb42

Analogous

  1. #4293bb
  2. #4256bb
  3. #6a42bb

Triadic

  1. #4256bb
  2. #bb4256
  3. #56bb42

Tetradic

  1. #4256bb
  2. #a742bb
  3. #bba742
  4. #56bb42

Square

  1. #4256bb
  2. #bb4293
  3. #bba742
  4. #42bb6a

Monochromatic

  1. #1a224a
  2. #2e3c82
  3. #4256bb
  4. #7a88d0
  5. #b2bae4

Shades

#4256bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4256bb
  2. #3b4da8
  3. #354596
  4. #2e3c83
  5. #283470
  6. #212b5e
  7. #1a224b
  8. #141a38
  9. #0d1125
  10. #070913
  11. #000000

Tints

#4256bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4256bb
  2. #5567c2
  3. #6878c9
  4. #7b89cf
  5. #8e9ad6
  6. #a1abdd
  7. #b3bbe4
  8. #c6cceb
  9. #d9ddf1
  10. #eceef8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4256bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4256bb
  2. #485ab5
  3. #4e5eaf
  4. #5563a9
  5. #5b67a3
  6. #616b9e
  7. #676f98
  8. #6d7392
  9. #74788c
  10. #7a7c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #555b8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0e64bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ab9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006e80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2b5fbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1f58ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #10659b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4256bb {
  color: #4256bb;
}
Background
.bg-4256bb {
  background-color: #4256bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4256bb {
  border: 2px solid #4256bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4256bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 86 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 48% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4256bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4256bb, #6a42bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4256bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 86 187 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.70 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.86 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.83 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.95 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.18 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.36 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.39 #bda944 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Sapphire
#4256bb  rgb(66, 86, 187)  hsl(230, 48%, 50%)  Sapphire
#bba742  rgb(187, 167, 66)  hsl(50, 48%, 50%)  Brass
#bb4256  rgb(187, 66, 86)  hsl(350, 48%, 50%)  Brick Red
#56bb42  rgb(86, 187, 66)  hsl(110, 48%, 50%)  Kelly Green