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#255ABE

#255abe ≈ Sapphire

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#255abe is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 35.29% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.53% cyan, 52.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 219.22°, with 67.4% saturation and 44.51% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 2.7.

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Relative luminance0.1142

Complementary

  1. #255abe
  2. #be8925

Split complementary

  1. #255abe
  2. #be3d25
  3. #a6be25

Analogous

  1. #25a6be
  2. #255abe
  3. #3d25be

Triadic

  1. #255abe
  2. #be255a
  3. #5abe25

Tetradic

  1. #255abe
  2. #8925be
  3. #be8925
  4. #5abe25

Square

  1. #255abe
  2. #be25a6
  3. #be8925
  4. #25be3d

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1d3e
  2. #193c7e
  3. #255abe
  4. #5282dd
  5. #92b1ea

Shades

#255abe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #255abe
  2. #2151ab
  3. #1e4898
  4. #1a3f85
  5. #163672
  6. #132d5f
  7. #0f244c
  8. #0b1b39
  9. #071226
  10. #040913
  11. #000000

Tints

#255abe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #255abe
  2. #3b6bc5
  3. #517bcb
  4. #668cd2
  5. #7c9cd8
  6. #92addf
  7. #a8bde5
  8. #beceec
  9. #d3def2
  10. #e9eff9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#255abe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #255abe
  2. #2e5eb8
  3. #3762b2
  4. #4065ab
  5. #4969a5
  6. #536d9f
  7. #5c7199
  8. #657593
  9. #6e788c
  10. #777c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e5d8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0f66c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0058bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007283 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1a62c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0059bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006a9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-255abe {
  color: #255abe;
}
Background
.bg-255abe {
  background-color: #255abe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-255abe {
  border: 2px solid #255abe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #255abe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 90 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 67% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-255abe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #255abe, #3d25be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-255abe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 90 190 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 2.70 #1560bd Denim ΔE 2.97 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.60 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.45 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.08 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.12 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.35 #daa541 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Sapphire
#255abe  rgb(37, 90, 190)  hsl(219, 67%, 45%)  Sapphire
#be8925  rgb(190, 137, 37)  hsl(39, 67%, 45%)  Dark Goldenrod
#be255a  rgb(190, 37, 90)  hsl(339, 67%, 45%)  Dogwood Rose
#5abe25  rgb(90, 190, 37)  hsl(99, 67%, 45%)  Kelly Green