Blue Sapphire (#126180)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 6.89:1 — vs black: 3.05:1

Color values

  • HEX #126180
  • RGB rgb(18, 97, 128)
  • HSL hsl(196, 85%, 50%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 85.94, 24.22, 0, 49.8 )

Tags

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Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #126180 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Blue Sapphire
#126180 Base
#803112
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Blue Sapphire
#126180 Base
#128068
#122A80
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Blue Sapphire
#126180 Base
#801261
#618012
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Blue Sapphire
#126180 Base
#80122A
#806812
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Blue Sapphire
#126180 Base
#681280
#803112
#2A8012
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Blue Sapphire
#126180 Base
#031116
#092E3D
#0D465C
#177CA4
#1B94C3
#46B8E5
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Blue Sapphire, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#031116
#06212C
#093141
#0C4156
#0F516B
Blue Sapphire #126180 Base
#1A8EBB
#37B2E3
#72C9EB
#ADE0F4
#E9F6FC
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #126180. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #126180;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #126180;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #126180;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #126180,
        #ED5013
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #126180,
        #ED5013
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$blue-sapphire: #126180;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$blue-sapphire-r: 18;
$blue-sapphire-g: 97;
$blue-sapphire-b: 128;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $blue-sapphire;
    color: rgba($blue-sapphire-r, $blue-sapphire-g, $blue-sapphire-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Blue Sapphire appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #126180 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #535381 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #5C5C80 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #006666 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #5A5A5A Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Blue Sapphire ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Blue Sapphire #126180 Base
Sea Blue #006994 ΔE 4.27
Medium Persian Blue #0067A5 ΔE 7.93
Teal Blue #367588 ΔE 8.54
Lapis Lazuli #26619C ΔE 8.65

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.