Blue Sapphire is calm, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #ed9e7f |
| Complementary Color | #803011 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (196.91° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 28.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Sapphire Color. The Tanzanite color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Seashell Cove (#104c77) for more energetic effect. Try Nocturnal Expedition as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#803011 is the best complementary color to Blue Sapphire. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #126180 complementary color is Pueblo, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Chathams Blue are #118068 and #112a80. Thus found on the left and right of #126180 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Surfie Green and Deep Koamaru colors as they work well with Blue Sapphire.
The split-complementary Blue Sapphire palette consists of #806811 and #80112a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#803011). Try Spicy Mustard and Claret colors in combination with #126180, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #126180 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Blue Sapphire. Thus Olivetone and Disco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Sapphire contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pueblo, Seance, and Bilbao split by 90° on the color wheel. #126180 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Blue Sapphire tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#803011) and two others. The Disco is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jewel – 120° from the complementary Pueblo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #801161 and #118031.
In a RGB color space, hex #126180 is made of 7% red, 40% green and 53% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Sapphire has a hue angle of 196.91°, a saturation of 75.34% and a lightness of 28.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #126180 is made of 43.14% cyan, 12.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.8% black ink.
| HEX | #126180 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(18,97,128) |
| RGB Percentage | 7%, 40%, 53% |
| CMYK | 43.14, 12.16, 0, 49.8 |
| HSL | hsl(196.91,75.34%,28.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(196.91,85.94%,50.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.2636,-10.9989,-23.7197) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.4204,10.2365,21.9541) |