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#3357CC

#3357cc ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3357cc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20% red, 34.12% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75% cyan, 57.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 225.88°, with 60% saturation and 50% 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 6.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 4.2.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1188

Complementary

  1. #3357cc
  2. #cca833

Split complementary

  1. #3357cc
  2. #cc5b33
  3. #a4cc33

Analogous

  1. #33a4cc
  2. #3357cc
  3. #5b33cc

Triadic

  1. #3357cc
  2. #cc3357
  3. #57cc33

Tetradic

  1. #3357cc
  2. #a833cc
  3. #cca833
  4. #57cc33

Square

  1. #3357cc
  2. #cc33a4
  3. #cca833
  4. #33cc5b

Monochromatic

  1. #142352
  2. #243d8f
  3. #3357cc
  4. #7089db
  5. #adbceb

Shades

#3357cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3357cc
  2. #2e4eb8
  3. #2946a3
  4. #243d8f
  5. #1f347a
  6. #1a2c66
  7. #142352
  8. #0f1a3d
  9. #0a1129
  10. #050914
  11. #000000

Tints

#3357cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3357cc
  2. #4768d1
  3. #5c79d6
  4. #7089db
  5. #859ae0
  6. #99abe6
  7. #adbceb
  8. #c2cdf0
  9. #d6ddf5
  10. #ebeefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3357cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3357cc
  2. #3b5bc4
  3. #425fbd
  4. #4a63b5
  5. #5267ae
  6. #5a6ca6
  7. #61709e
  8. #697497
  9. #71788f
  10. #787c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #525d98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005aca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007489 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0762ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0059cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006aa8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3357cc {
  color: #3357cc;
}
Background
.bg-3357cc {
  background-color: #3357cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3357cc {
  border: 2px solid #3357cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3357cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 87 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 60% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3357cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3357cc, #5b33cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3357cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 87 204 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.20 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.89 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.45 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.60 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.20 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.47 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.50 #cca833 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#3357cc  rgb(51, 87, 204)  hsl(226, 60%, 50%)  Sapphire
#cca833  rgb(204, 168, 51)  hsl(46, 60%, 50%)  Metallic Gold
#cc3357  rgb(204, 51, 87)  hsl(346, 60%, 50%)  Brick Red
#57cc33  rgb(87, 204, 51)  hsl(106, 60%, 50%)  Lime Green