Information about Blue Sapphire color

#126180 - Blue Sapphire color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#126180, known as "Blue Sapphire", falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(18, 97, 128) — 7.1% red, 38% green, 50.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 43 / 12 / 0 / 50. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored sky-leaning azure, #126180 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Light Blue Flower (#1D697C). Slightly further away sit Dauntless (#166F7F) and allports in a storm (#1D5A8B).

The recipe behind #126180 is rgb(18, 97, 128), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #126180: 6.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.0:1 for black. The name "Blue Sapphire" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Blue Sapphire color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Blue Sapphire color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Blue Sapphire

#126180
#1B91C0

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#40B5E3

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#80CEEC

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#BFE6F5

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White

#FFFFFF

Blue Sapphire color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Blue Sapphire

#126180
#0E4E67

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#0B3A4D

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#072733

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#031319

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Black

#000000

Blue Sapphire color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Blue Sapphire

#126180
#216A87

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#34718A

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#4A7789

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#637C86

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Grey

#808080

Blue Sapphire color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#481281

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#1B1281

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#123581

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Blue Sapphire

#126180
#128174

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#128148

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#12811B

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Blue Sapphire color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
#126180
Blue Sapphire

#126180

#813212
#813212

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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
#126180
Blue Sapphire

#126180

#816912
#816912

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#81122B
#81122B

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
#122B81
#122B81

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#126180
Blue Sapphire

#126180

#128169
#128169

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#126180
Blue Sapphire

#126180

#811262
#811262

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#628112
#628112

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#126180
Blue Sapphire

#126180

#321281
#321281

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#813212
#813212

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#628112
#628112

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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
#126180
Blue Sapphire

#126180

#691281
#691281

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#813212
#813212

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#2B8112
#2B8112

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Nearest named colors to Blue Sapphire

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Light Blue Flower color link
Light Blue Flower

#1D697C

Dauntless color link
Dauntless

#166F7F

allports in a storm color link
allports in a storm

#1D5A8B

Light Navy color link
Light Navy

#155084

Yarra color link
Yarra

#20608E

Bahama Blue color link
Bahama Blue

#25597F

Kitsch color link
Kitsch

#006C7F

Deep Sea Blue color link
Deep Sea Blue

#015482

Orient color link
Orient

#255B77

Blue Lagoon color link
Blue Lagoon

#00626F

Deep Aqua color link
Deep Aqua

#08787F

Humbec Dark Teal color link
Humbec Dark Teal

#265B71

Blue Sapphire color backgrounds & wallpapers

Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.

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#126180 - Blue Sapphire color image Blue Sapphire color solid HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#126180 - Blue Sapphire color image Blue Sapphire color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#126180
  • RGB18, 97, 128
  • CMYK43, 12, 0, 50
  • CSSrgb(18, 97, 128)
  • HSL197°, 75%, 29%
  • HSL Precise196.909°, 75.342%, 28.627%
  • HSV197°, 86%, 50%
  • HSB197°, 86%, 50%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.071
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • GLSLvec3(0.071, 0.380, 0.502)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.071, 0.380, 0.502, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.071, 0.380, 0.502)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB7.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB50.2%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID126180
  • DECIMAL ID1204608
  • Name Length13
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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