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#3159CA

#3159ca ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3159ca is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.22% red, 34.9% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.74% cyan, 55.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 224.31°, with 60.96% saturation and 49.22% 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 6.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 3.96.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1206

Complementary

  1. #3159ca
  2. #caa231

Split complementary

  1. #3159ca
  2. #ca5531
  3. #a6ca31

Analogous

  1. #31a6ca
  2. #3159ca
  3. #5531ca

Triadic

  1. #3159ca
  2. #ca3159
  3. #59ca31

Tetradic

  1. #3159ca
  2. #a231ca
  3. #caa231
  4. #59ca31

Square

  1. #3159ca
  2. #ca31a6
  3. #caa231
  4. #31ca55

Monochromatic

  1. #13234f
  2. #223e8c
  3. #3159ca
  4. #6c89db
  5. #aabbea

Shades

#3159ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3159ca
  2. #2c50b6
  3. #2747a2
  4. #223e8d
  5. #1d3579
  6. #192d65
  7. #142451
  8. #0f1b3d
  9. #0a1228
  10. #050914
  11. #000000

Tints

#3159ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3159ca
  2. #466acf
  3. #5a7ad5
  4. #6f8bda
  5. #839bdf
  6. #98ace5
  7. #adbdea
  8. #c1cdef
  9. #d6def4
  10. #eaeefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3159ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3159ca
  2. #395dc3
  3. #4161bb
  4. #4965b4
  5. #5169ac
  6. #596da5
  7. #60709e
  8. #687496
  9. #70788f
  10. #787c87
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #525e97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bc8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007589 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1163cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ac9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006ba7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3159ca {
  color: #3159ca;
}
Background
.bg-3159ca {
  background-color: #3159ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3159ca {
  border: 2px solid #3159ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3159ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 49 89 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 61% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3159ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3159ca, #5531ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3159ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(49 89 202 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.96 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.04 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.22 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.23 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.28 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.42 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.78 #cea635 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#3159ca  rgb(49, 89, 202)  hsl(224, 61%, 49%)  Sapphire
#caa231  rgb(202, 162, 49)  hsl(44, 61%, 49%)  Metallic Gold
#ca3159  rgb(202, 49, 89)  hsl(344, 61%, 49%)  Ruby
#59ca31  rgb(89, 202, 49)  hsl(104, 61%, 49%)  Lime Green