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#305ABA

#305aba ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#305aba is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.82% red, 35.29% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.19% cyan, 51.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 221.74°, with 58.97% saturation and 45.88% 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 6.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 2.98.

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Relative luminance0.1149

Complementary

  1. #305aba
  2. #ba9030

Split complementary

  1. #305aba
  2. #ba4b30
  3. #9fba30

Analogous

  1. #309fba
  2. #305aba
  3. #4b30ba

Triadic

  1. #305aba
  2. #ba305a
  3. #5aba30

Tetradic

  1. #305aba
  2. #9030ba
  3. #ba9030
  4. #5aba30

Square

  1. #305aba
  2. #ba309f
  3. #ba9030
  4. #30ba4b

Monochromatic

  1. #111f40
  2. #203d7d
  3. #305aba
  4. #6084d6
  5. #9db3e6

Shades

#305aba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #305aba
  2. #2b51a7
  3. #264895
  4. #223f82
  5. #1d3670
  6. #182d5d
  7. #13244a
  8. #0e1b38
  9. #0a1225
  10. #050913
  11. #000000

Tints

#305aba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #305aba
  2. #456bc1
  3. #597bc8
  4. #6e8ccf
  5. #839cd6
  6. #98addd
  7. #acbde3
  8. #c1ceea
  9. #d6def1
  10. #eaeff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#305aba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #305aba
  2. #385eb4
  3. #4062ae
  4. #4865a9
  5. #5069a3
  6. #586d9d
  7. #607197
  8. #687591
  9. #70788c
  10. #787c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #505d8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1c66bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0059b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007181 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2561bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0d5ab9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00699b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-305aba {
  color: #305aba;
}
Background
.bg-305aba {
  background-color: #305aba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-305aba {
  border: 2px solid #305aba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #305aba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 48 90 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 59% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-305aba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #305aba, #4b30ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-305aba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(48 90 186 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 2.98 #1560bd Denim ΔE 3.67 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.97 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.45 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.09 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.20 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.35 #cfa545 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Sapphire
#305aba  rgb(48, 90, 186)  hsl(222, 59%, 46%)  Sapphire
#ba9030  rgb(186, 144, 48)  hsl(42, 59%, 46%)  Dark Goldenrod
#ba305a  rgb(186, 48, 90)  hsl(342, 59%, 46%)  Dogwood Rose
#5aba30  rgb(90, 186, 48)  hsl(102, 59%, 46%)  Kelly Green