What color is Sapphire Blue?
Sapphire blue is a deep, vivid medium-dark blue with a cool, slightly electric quality, hex #0F52BA, close to the color of a clear deep-sea horizon. It is richer and more saturated than a cornflower, with a strong blue presence that reads cleanly without veering toward navy or violet.
What is the meaning of the color Sapphire Blue?
Named after the sapphire gemstone, the color has been tied to royalty and ceremony since ancient Greece and Rome, where the stone was associated with divine favor. The English word sapphire traces through Old French saphir to the Latin sapphirus and Greek sappheiros, with sapphire as a color term recorded in English by the 14th century. European monarchies used sapphire-blue heavily in heraldry and ceremonial dress through the medieval and early modern periods, reinforcing its association with authority and trust. The color is anchored in modern recognition through the Tiffany Blue Box’s sibling tone and, more directly, through the Chase Sapphire credit card, launched in 2009, which built its luxury identity around the name and its associations.
What colors go with Sapphire Blue?
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Conversions & Codes
| Format | Value | CSS |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #0F52BA |
color: #0F52BA;
|
| RGB | 15, 82, 186 |
color: rgb(15, 82, 186);
|
| RGB Percentage | 6%, 32%, 73% |
color: rgb(6%, 32%, 73%);
|
| CMYK | 92%, 56%, 0%, 27% | Not supported in CSS |
| HSL | 216°, 85%, 39% |
color: hsl(216, 85%, 39%);
|
| HSV | 216°, 92%, 73% | Not supported in CSS |
| CIE-LAB | 31, -13, -35 |
color: lab(31% -13 -35);
|
| Decimal | 1004218 | Not supported in CSS |
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CSS & Dev Snippets
.sapphire-blue {
color: #0F52BA;
}
$sapphire-blue: #0F52BA;
rgb(15, 82, 186)