Blue Sapphire (#126180)

The hex code for Blue Sapphire is #126180. It is rgb(18, 97, 128) in RGB, hsl(197, 75%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(86%, 24%, 0%, 50%) in CMYK — a dark teal. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#126180

HEX#126180

RGBrgb(18, 97, 128)

HSLhsl(197, 75%, 29%)

HSVhsv(197, 86%, 50%)

CMYKcmyk(86%, 24%, 0%, 50%)

OKLCHoklch(46.3% 0.087 230.6)

LABlab(37.87% -14.50 -24.28)

LCHlch(37.87% 28.28 239.15)

Colors Closest to Blue Sapphire

Blue Sapphire is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Sea Blue#006994ΔE 7.76 Teal Blue#367588ΔE 10.95 Queen Blue#436B95ΔE 11.85 Cerulean#007BA7ΔE 12.86 Petrol#005F6AΔE 12.97 Police Blue#374F6BΔE 13.56

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#126180 Channel Values

How Blue Sapphire breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 18 · G 97 · B 128	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 197° · S 75% · L 29%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 197° · S 86% · V 50%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 86% · M 24% · Y 0% · K 50%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	6.89:1 vs white · 3.05:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Blue Sapphire background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.89:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.05:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Blue Sapphire

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Blue Sapphire; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Blue Sapphire

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How Blue Sapphire Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#126180

Protanopia#595980

Protanomaly#475C80

Deuteranopia#515181

Deuteranomaly#405881

Tritanopia#006666

Tritanomaly#006471

Achromatopsia#5A5A5A

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Using #126180 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--blue-sapphire: #126180;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #126180;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'blue-sapphire': '#126180' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.071, green: 0.380, blue: 0.502)

Android XML<color name="blue_sapphire">#126180</color>

SVG fillfill="#126180"

More Teal Colors

Blue Sapphire sits in the tealfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

132020 125069 134e4c 12353a 136c68 12303b 137268 106058 152323 104e64 157f75 0fffff 1fffff 2e4b4d 45ded6 5f8a8f 81e4e4 a3c6c8 c2f5f0 dcf9f6 004157 007a7a 00b2b3 022f2e

#126180 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Blue Sapphire?

The hex code for Blue Sapphire is #126180. That is rgb(18, 97, 128) in RGB, hsl(197, 75%, 29%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(86%, 24%, 0%, 50%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #126180?

#126180 is rgb(18, 97, 128) — red 18, green 97, and blue 128 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #126180?

#126180 converts to approximately cmyk(86%, 24%, 0%, 50%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #126180 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #126180 scores 6.89:1 against white and 3.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #126180 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #126180 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 17.61, which is visibly different.

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