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#3259BE

#3259be ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3259be is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.61% red, 34.9% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.68% cyan, 53.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 223.29°, with 58.33% saturation and 47.06% 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 6.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 3.09.

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Relative luminance0.1154

Complementary

  1. #3259be
  2. #be9732

Split complementary

  1. #3259be
  2. #be5132
  3. #9fbe32

Analogous

  1. #329fbe
  2. #3259be
  3. #5132be

Triadic

  1. #3259be
  2. #be3259
  3. #59be32

Tetradic

  1. #3259be
  2. #9732be
  3. #be9732
  4. #59be32

Square

  1. #3259be
  2. #be329f
  3. #be9732
  4. #32be51

Monochromatic

  1. #122045
  2. #223d81
  3. #3259be
  4. #6685d7
  5. #a2b5e7

Shades

#3259be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3259be
  2. #2d50ab
  3. #284798
  4. #233e85
  5. #1e3572
  6. #192d5f
  7. #14244c
  8. #0f1b39
  9. #0a1226
  10. #050913
  11. #000000

Tints

#3259be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3259be
  2. #476ac5
  3. #5b7acb
  4. #708bd2
  5. #849bd8
  6. #99acdf
  7. #adbde5
  8. #c2cdec
  9. #d6def2
  10. #ebeef9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3259be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3259be
  2. #3a5db8
  3. #4261b2
  4. #4965ab
  5. #5169a5
  6. #596d9f
  7. #617099
  8. #697493
  9. #70788c
  10. #787c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #515d8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0e66c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0059bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007183 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2161c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0359bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00699e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3259be {
  color: #3259be;
}
Background
.bg-3259be {
  background-color: #3259be;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3259be {
  border: 2px solid #3259be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3259be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 50 89 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 58% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3259be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3259be, #5132be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3259be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(50 89 190 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.09 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.34 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.46 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.73 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.13 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.58 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.70 #cda641 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Sapphire
#3259be  rgb(50, 89, 190)  hsl(223, 58%, 47%)  Sapphire
#be9732  rgb(190, 151, 50)  hsl(43, 58%, 47%)  Dark Goldenrod
#be3259  rgb(190, 50, 89)  hsl(343, 58%, 47%)  Dogwood Rose
#59be32  rgb(89, 190, 50)  hsl(103, 58%, 47%)  Kelly Green