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#0255CD

#0255cd ≈ Sapphire

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0255cd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.78% red, 33.33% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 99.02% cyan, 58.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 215.47°, with 98.07% saturation and 40.59% 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 6.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 2.51.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1092

Complementary

  1. #0255cd
  2. #cd7a02

Split complementary

  1. #0255cd
  2. #cd1502
  3. #bbcd02

Analogous

  1. #02bbcd
  2. #0255cd
  3. #1502cd

Triadic

  1. #0255cd
  2. #cd0255
  3. #55cd02

Tetradic

  1. #0255cd
  2. #7a02cd
  3. #cd7a02
  4. #55cd02

Square

  1. #0255cd
  2. #cd02bb
  3. #cd7a02
  4. #02cd15

Monochromatic

  1. #011635
  2. #013681
  3. #0255cd
  4. #1f7afd
  5. #6aa7fe

Shades

#0255cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0255cd
  2. #024db9
  3. #0244a4
  4. #013c90
  5. #01337b
  6. #012b67
  7. #012252
  8. #011a3e
  9. #001129
  10. #000915
  11. #000000

Tints

#0255cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0255cd
  2. #1b66d2
  3. #3577d7
  4. #4e88dc
  5. #6799e1
  6. #81aae6
  7. #9abbeb
  8. #b3ccf0
  9. #ccddf5
  10. #e6eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0255cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0255cd
  2. #0f59c5
  3. #1b5ebe
  4. #2862b6
  5. #3466ae
  6. #416ba7
  7. #4e6f9f
  8. #5a7397
  9. #67778f
  10. #737c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #495a97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0055cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007489 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005fcf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0055cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0069a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0255cd {
  color: #0255cd;
}
Background
.bg-0255cd {
  background-color: #0255cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0255cd {
  border: 2px solid #0255cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0255cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 2 85 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 215 98% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0255cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0255cd, #1502cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0255cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(2 85 205 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 2.51 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.65 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.96 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.28 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.78 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.81 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.79 #fdaa32 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Sapphire
#0255cd  rgb(2, 85, 205)  hsl(215, 98%, 41%)  Sapphire
#cd7a02  rgb(205, 122, 2)  hsl(35, 98%, 41%)  Ochre
#cd0255  rgb(205, 2, 85)  hsl(335, 98%, 41%)  Dogwood Rose
#55cd02  rgb(85, 205, 2)  hsl(95, 98%, 41%)  Lime Green