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#0551EC

#0551ec ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0551ec is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 31.76% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.88% cyan, 65.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 220.26°, with 95.85% saturation and 47.25% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 6.73.

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Relative luminance0.1197

Complementary

  1. #0551ec
  2. #eca005

Split complementary

  1. #0551ec
  2. #ec2c05
  3. #c4ec05

Analogous

  1. #05c4ec
  2. #0551ec
  3. #2c05ec

Triadic

  1. #0551ec
  2. #ec0551
  3. #51ec05

Tetradic

  1. #0551ec
  2. #a005ec
  3. #eca005
  4. #51ec05

Square

  1. #0551ec
  2. #ec05c4
  3. #eca005
  4. #05ec2c

Monochromatic

  1. #021e56
  2. #0337a1
  3. #0551ec
  4. #427ffb
  5. #8db2fd

Shades

#0551ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0551ec
  2. #0549d4
  3. #0441bd
  4. #0439a5
  5. #03318e
  6. #032976
  7. #02205e
  8. #021847
  9. #01102f
  10. #010818
  11. #000000

Tints

#0551ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0551ec
  2. #1e62ee
  3. #3774f0
  4. #5085f2
  5. #6997f4
  6. #82a8f6
  7. #9bb9f7
  8. #b4cbf9
  9. #cddcfb
  10. #e6eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0551ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0551ec
  2. #1156e1
  3. #1e5ad6
  4. #2a5fcc
  5. #3664c1
  6. #4369b6
  7. #4f6dab
  8. #5b72a0
  9. #677796
  10. #747b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c5bab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bf1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0057e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007c98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0062ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0055ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006dbf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0551ec {
  color: #0551ec;
}
Background
.bg-0551ec {
  background-color: #0551ec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0551ec {
  border: 2px solid #0551ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0551ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 81 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 96% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0551ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0551ec, #2c05ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0551ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 81 236 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.73 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.76 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.97 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.17 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.67 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.45 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.07 #faae13 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#0551ec  rgb(5, 81, 236)  hsl(220, 96%, 47%)  Sapphire
#eca005  rgb(236, 160, 5)  hsl(40, 96%, 47%)  Marigold
#ec0551  rgb(236, 5, 81)  hsl(340, 96%, 47%)  Amaranth
#51ec05  rgb(81, 236, 5)  hsl(100, 96%, 47%)  Harlequin