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#0059CD

#0059cd ≈ Sapphire

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0059cd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 34.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 56.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 213.95°, with 100% saturation and 40.2% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 3.14.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1155

Complementary

  1. #0059cd
  2. #cd7400

Split complementary

  1. #0059cd
  2. #cd0d00
  3. #c0cd00

Analogous

  1. #00c0cd
  2. #0059cd
  3. #0d00cd

Triadic

  1. #0059cd
  2. #cd0059
  3. #59cd00

Tetradic

  1. #0059cd
  2. #7400cd
  3. #cd7400
  4. #59cd00

Square

  1. #0059cd
  2. #cd00c0
  3. #cd7400
  4. #00cd0d

Monochromatic

  1. #001734
  2. #003881
  3. #0059cd
  4. #1b7eff
  5. #67a9ff

Shades

#0059cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0059cd
  2. #0050b9
  3. #0047a4
  4. #003e90
  5. #00357b
  6. #002d67
  7. #002452
  8. #001b3e
  9. #001229
  10. #000915
  11. #000000

Tints

#0059cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0059cd
  2. #1a6ad2
  3. #337ad7
  4. #4d8bdc
  5. #669be1
  6. #80ace6
  7. #99bdeb
  8. #b3cdf0
  9. #ccdef5
  10. #e6eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0059cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0059cd
  2. #0d5dc5
  3. #1a61be
  4. #2665b6
  5. #3369ae
  6. #406da7
  7. #4d709f
  8. #5a7497
  9. #66788f
  10. #737c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a5d98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0057cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00778a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0062cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0058cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006ca9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0059cd {
  color: #0059cd;
}
Background
.bg-0059cd {
  background-color: #0059cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0059cd {
  border: 2px solid #0059cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0059cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0059cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0059cd, #0d00cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0059cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.14 #1560bd Denim ΔE 3.36 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.39 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.91 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.03 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.91 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.00 #ffa632 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Sapphire
#0059cd  rgb(0, 89, 205)  hsl(214, 100%, 40%)  Sapphire
#cd7400  rgb(205, 116, 0)  hsl(34, 100%, 40%)  Ochre
#cd0059  rgb(205, 0, 89)  hsl(334, 100%, 40%)  Dogwood Rose
#59cd00  rgb(89, 205, 0)  hsl(94, 100%, 40%)  Lime Green