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#3159CD

#3159cd ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3159cd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.1% cyan, 56.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 224.62°, with 61.42% saturation and 49.8% 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 6.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 4.26.

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Relative luminance0.1221

Complementary

  1. #3159cd
  2. #cda531

Split complementary

  1. #3159cd
  2. #cd5731
  3. #a7cd31

Analogous

  1. #31a7cd
  2. #3159cd
  3. #5731cd

Triadic

  1. #3159cd
  2. #cd3159
  3. #59cd31

Tetradic

  1. #3159cd
  2. #a531cd
  3. #cda531
  4. #59cd31

Square

  1. #3159cd
  2. #cd31a7
  3. #cda531
  4. #31cd57

Monochromatic

  1. #132352
  2. #223e8f
  3. #3159cd
  4. #6e8adc
  5. #acbceb

Shades

#3159cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3159cd
  2. #2c50b9
  3. #2747a4
  4. #223e90
  5. #1d357b
  6. #192d67
  7. #142452
  8. #0f1b3e
  9. #0a1229
  10. #050915
  11. #000000

Tints

#3159cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3159cd
  2. #466ad2
  3. #5a7ad7
  4. #6f8bdc
  5. #839be1
  6. #98ace6
  7. #adbdeb
  8. #c1cdf0
  9. #d6def5
  10. #eaeefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3159cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3159cd
  2. #395dc5
  3. #4161be
  4. #4965b6
  5. #5169ae
  6. #596da7
  7. #60709f
  8. #687497
  9. #70788f
  10. #787c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #535f99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bcb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00768a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0a63cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005acc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006ba9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3159cd {
  color: #3159cd;
}
Background
.bg-3159cd {
  background-color: #3159cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3159cd {
  border: 2px solid #3159cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3159cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 49 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 61% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3159cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3159cd, #5731cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3159cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(49 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.26 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.29 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.03 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.03 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.10 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.55 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.94 #cea632 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#3159cd  rgb(49, 89, 205)  hsl(225, 61%, 50%)  Sapphire
#cda531  rgb(205, 165, 49)  hsl(45, 61%, 50%)  Metallic Gold
#cd3159  rgb(205, 49, 89)  hsl(345, 61%, 50%)  Ruby
#59cd31  rgb(89, 205, 49)  hsl(105, 61%, 50%)  Lime Green