Sapphire is soft, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #d0ae61 |
| Complementary Color | #9e7b2f |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (221.62° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 40.2% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sapphire Color. The Mazarine Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Astronaut (#283a77) for more calm effect. Try Dover Straits as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9e7b2f is the best complementary color to Sapphire. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #2f519e complementary color is Luxor Gold, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Sapphire are #2f889e and #442f9e. Thus found on the left and right of #2f519e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Astral and Daisy Bush colors as they work well with Sapphire.
The split-complementary Sapphire palette consists of #889e2f and #9e442f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9e7b2f). Try Sushi and Stiletto colors in combination with #2f519e, 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 #2f519e offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sapphire. Thus Apple and Night Shadz giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sapphire contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Luxor Gold, Royal Heath, and Sea Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #2f519e square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sapphire tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#9e7b2f) and two others. The Night Shadz is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lochinvar – 120° from the complementary Luxor Gold. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9e2f50 and #2f9e7c.
In a RGB color space, hex #2f519e is made of 16% red, 28% green and 55% blue. In a HSL mode Sapphire has a hue angle of 221.62°, a saturation of 54.15% and a lightness of 40.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2f519e is made of 43.53% cyan, 30.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black ink.
| HEX | #2f519e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(47,81,158) |
| RGB Percentage | 16%, 28%, 55% |
| CMYK | 43.53, 30.2, 0, 38.04 |
| HSL | hsl(221.62,54.15%,40.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(221.62,70.25%,61.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.903,14.5543,-45.5766) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.2863,8.9578,33.5346) |