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#1259CD

#1259cd ≈ Sapphire

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1259cd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 34.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.22% cyan, 56.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 217.22°, with 83.86% saturation and 43.73% 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 6.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 3.21.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1168

Complementary

  1. #1259cd
  2. #cd8612

Split complementary

  1. #1259cd
  2. #cd2912
  3. #b7cd12

Analogous

  1. #12b7cd
  2. #1259cd
  3. #2912cd

Triadic

  1. #1259cd
  2. #cd1259
  3. #59cd12

Tetradic

  1. #1259cd
  2. #8612cd
  3. #cd8612
  4. #59cd12

Square

  1. #1259cd
  2. #cd12b7
  3. #cd8612
  4. #12cd29

Monochromatic

  1. #061c40
  2. #0c3a87
  3. #1259cd
  4. #3e81ee
  5. #84aef4

Shades

#1259cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1259cd
  2. #1050b9
  3. #0e47a4
  4. #0d3e90
  5. #0b357b
  6. #092d67
  7. #072452
  8. #051b3e
  9. #041229
  10. #020915
  11. #000000

Tints

#1259cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1259cd
  2. #2a6ad2
  3. #417ad7
  4. #598bdc
  5. #719be1
  6. #89ace6
  7. #a0bdeb
  8. #b8cdf0
  9. #d0def5
  10. #e7eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1259cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1259cd
  2. #1d5dc5
  3. #2861be
  4. #3365b6
  5. #3e69ae
  6. #496da7
  7. #54709f
  8. #5f7497
  9. #6a788f
  10. #757c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c5d98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0058cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00768a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0063cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0058cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006ca9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1259cd {
  color: #1259cd;
}
Background
.bg-1259cd {
  background-color: #1259cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1259cd {
  border: 2px solid #1259cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1259cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 84% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1259cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1259cd, #2912cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1259cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.21 #1560bd Denim ΔE 3.68 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.68 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.75 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.96 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.95 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.09 #eda632 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#1259cd  rgb(18, 89, 205)  hsl(217, 84%, 44%)  Sapphire
#cd8612  rgb(205, 134, 18)  hsl(37, 84%, 44%)  Fulvous
#cd1259  rgb(205, 18, 89)  hsl(337, 84%, 44%)  Dogwood Rose
#59cd12  rgb(89, 205, 18)  hsl(97, 84%, 44%)  Lime Green