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#034BDE

#034bde ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#034bde is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.18% red, 29.41% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.65% cyan, 66.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 220.27°, with 97.33% saturation and 44.12% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 5.65.

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Relative luminance0.1033

Complementary

  1. #034bde
  2. #de9603

Split complementary

  1. #034bde
  2. #de2803
  3. #b9de03

Analogous

  1. #03b9de
  2. #034bde
  3. #2803de

Triadic

  1. #034bde
  2. #de034b
  3. #4bde03

Tetradic

  1. #034bde
  2. #9603de
  3. #de9603
  4. #4bde03

Square

  1. #034bde
  2. #de03b9
  3. #de9603
  4. #03de28

Monochromatic

  1. #011847
  2. #023293
  3. #034bde
  4. #3174fc
  5. #7da7fd

Shades

#034bde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #034bde
  2. #0344c8
  3. #023cb2
  4. #02359b
  5. #022d85
  6. #02266f
  7. #011e59
  8. #011743
  9. #010f2c
  10. #000816
  11. #000000

Tints

#034bde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #034bde
  2. #1c5de1
  3. #356fe5
  4. #4f81e8
  5. #6893eb
  6. #81a5ef
  7. #9ab7f2
  8. #b3c9f5
  9. #cddbf8
  10. #e6edfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#034bde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #034bde
  2. #1050d5
  3. #1c56cb
  4. #295bc2
  5. #3560b8
  6. #4266af
  7. #4e6ba6
  8. #5b709c
  9. #677593
  10. #747b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4755a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0051db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00748e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005be1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004fdc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0066b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-034bde {
  color: #034bde;
}
Background
.bg-034bde {
  background-color: #034bde;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-034bde {
  border: 2px solid #034bde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #034bde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 75 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 97% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-034bde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #034bde, #2803de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-034bde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 75 222 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.65 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.65 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.73 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.04 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.47 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.85 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.83 #fcb421 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Sapphire
#034bde  rgb(3, 75, 222)  hsl(220, 97%, 44%)  Sapphire
#de9603  rgb(222, 150, 3)  hsl(40, 97%, 44%)  Gamboge
#de034b  rgb(222, 3, 75)  hsl(340, 97%, 44%)  Amaranth
#4bde03  rgb(75, 222, 3)  hsl(100, 97%, 44%)  Lime Green