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#3059CD

#3059cd ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3059cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.82% red, 34.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.59% cyan, 56.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 224.33°, with 62.06% saturation and 49.61% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 4.2.

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Relative luminance0.1218

Complementary

  1. #3059cd
  2. #cda430

Split complementary

  1. #3059cd
  2. #cd5530
  3. #a8cd30

Analogous

  1. #30a8cd
  2. #3059cd
  3. #5530cd

Triadic

  1. #3059cd
  2. #cd3059
  3. #59cd30

Tetradic

  1. #3059cd
  2. #a430cd
  3. #cda430
  4. #59cd30

Square

  1. #3059cd
  2. #cd30a8
  3. #cda430
  4. #30cd55

Monochromatic

  1. #132351
  2. #213e8f
  3. #3059cd
  4. #6d8add
  5. #abbceb

Shades

#3059cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3059cd
  2. #2b50b9
  3. #2647a4
  4. #223e90
  5. #1d357b
  6. #182d67
  7. #132452
  8. #0e1b3e
  9. #0a1229
  10. #050915
  11. #000000

Tints

#3059cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3059cd
  2. #456ad2
  3. #597ad7
  4. #6e8bdc
  5. #839be1
  6. #98ace6
  7. #acbdeb
  8. #c1cdf0
  9. #d6def5
  10. #eaeefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3059cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3059cd
  2. #385dc5
  3. #4061be
  4. #4865b6
  5. #5069ae
  6. #586da7
  7. #60709f
  8. #687497
  9. #70788f
  10. #787c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #525e99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bcb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00768a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0863cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005acc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006ba9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3059cd {
  color: #3059cd;
}
Background
.bg-3059cd {
  background-color: #3059cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3059cd {
  border: 2px solid #3059cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3059cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 48 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 62% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3059cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3059cd, #5530cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3059cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(48 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.20 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.20 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.05 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.13 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.14 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.51 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.99 #cfa632 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#3059cd  rgb(48, 89, 205)  hsl(224, 62%, 50%)  Sapphire
#cda430  rgb(205, 164, 48)  hsl(44, 62%, 50%)  Metallic Gold
#cd3059  rgb(205, 48, 89)  hsl(344, 62%, 50%)  Ruby
#59cd30  rgb(89, 205, 48)  hsl(104, 62%, 50%)  Lime Green