Blue Sapphire 18-4231 TCX

PANTONE 18-4231 TCX TCX / FHI

Pantone Blue Sapphire 18-4231 TCX is HEX #09577B, RGB 9, 87, 123, and about CMYK 93, 29, 0, 52. It is a dark, vivid cool teal color. The best text color on it is white at 7.89:1.

Family	Teal
Temperature	Cool
Lightness	Dark
Saturation	Vivid
Associations	balance, refreshment and clarity

Color values and code

Values

HEX	#09577B
HEX without #	09577B
RGB	9, 87, 123
RGB percent	3.5%, 34.1%, 48.2%
CMYK	93, 29, 0, 52
HSL	199, 86%, 26%
HSV	199, 93%, 48%
LAB	34.6, -7.6, -26.4
LCH	34.6, 27.4, 253.9
Decimal	612219

Code snippets

CSS variable	--pantone-blue-sapphire-18-4231-tcx: #09577B;
CSS color	color: #09577B;
Tailwind	'pantone-blue-sapphire-18-4231-tcx': '#09577B'
SwiftUI	Color(red: 0.035, green: 0.341, blue: 0.482)
Android XML	<color name="pantone_blue_sapphire_18_4231_tcx">#09577B</color>
Flutter	Color(0xFF09577B)
JSON	{"slug":"blue-sapphire-18-4231-tcx","name":"Blue Sapphire 18-4231 TCX","hex":"#09577B"}

Reference card

Vertical card with the swatch, name, and six nearest Pantone matches.

Open JPG Pin

Shades and tints

Eleven steps from near white to near black. The 500 step is Blue Sapphire 18-4231 TCX. Click a step to copy its HEX.

Color harmonies

Each harmony rotates the hue of Blue Sapphire 18-4231 TCX and returns the nearest Pantone color, with its Delta E.

Accessibility

The best text color on Blue Sapphire 18-4231 TCX is white, with a contrast ratio of 7.89:1. WCAG AA asks for 4.5:1 on body text and 3:1 on large text.

Pair	Ratio	AA text	AA large	AAA text
#09577B on white	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
#09577B on black	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
White on #09577B	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Black on #09577B	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

Color vision simulation

Normal#09577B

Protanopia#2B2B72

Deuteranopia#262070

Tritanopia#0D6B6A

Achromatopsia#444444

Approximate simulations of how the color may look with common types of color blindness.

In use

Text on Blue Sapphire 18-4231 TCX

7.89:1

Blue Sapphire 18-4231 TCX on white

7.89:1

Blue Sapphire 18-4231 TCX on near black

2.39:1

Printing and Pantone matching

Blue Sapphire 18-4231 TCX is built here as C93 M29 Y0 K52. This color is highly saturated, so a CMYK build usually looks duller than the spot ink. Use the spot ink when accuracy matters. On uncoated paper expect it to look a little lighter and less saturated than on coated stock.

CMYK build	C93 M29 Y0 K52
Total ink	174%
Ink note	Within the roughly 300% limit many printers use.

Screen values approximate the printed ink. Verify against a physical Pantone guide before production.

Similar Pantone colors

308 CDelta E 0.6 2153 CDelta E 1.2 Mykonos Blue 18-4434 TCXDelta E 1.4 7700 CDelta E 2.0 7701 CDelta E 2.3 4159 CDelta E 2.6

More teal colors

2183 C#0092BD 2197 C#74D2E7 2198 C#4AC9E3 2199 C#00BBDC 2200 C#05A9C7 2201 C#00AED6

Questions about Blue Sapphire 18-4231 TCX

What is the HEX code for Pantone Blue Sapphire 18-4231 TCX?

HEX #09577B, equivalent to RGB 9, 87, 123. Pantone defines the color as an ink, so treat HEX as an approximation.

What is the CMYK value of Pantone Blue Sapphire 18-4231 TCX?

A process build of C93 M29 Y0 K52. This color is highly saturated, so a CMYK build usually looks duller than the spot ink. Use the spot ink when accuracy matters.

Is Pantone Blue Sapphire 18-4231 TCX a warm or cool color?

It is a cool color, dark and vivid, with a hue of 199 degrees.

What text color works on Pantone Blue Sapphire 18-4231 TCX?

Use white text. It gives a contrast ratio of 7.89:1, passing WCAG AA for body text.

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