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#3357CD

#3357cd ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3357cd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.12% cyan, 57.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 225.97°, with 60.63% saturation and 50.2% 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 6.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 4.31.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1193

Complementary

  1. #3357cd
  2. #cda933

Split complementary

  1. #3357cd
  2. #cd5c33
  3. #a4cd33

Analogous

  1. #33a4cd
  2. #3357cd
  3. #5c33cd

Triadic

  1. #3357cd
  2. #cd3357
  3. #57cd33

Tetradic

  1. #3357cd
  2. #a933cd
  3. #cda933
  4. #57cd33

Square

  1. #3357cd
  2. #cd33a4
  3. #cda933
  4. #33cd5c

Monochromatic

  1. #142353
  2. #233d90
  3. #3357cd
  4. #708adc
  5. #aebceb

Shades

#3357cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3357cd
  2. #2e4eb9
  3. #2946a4
  4. #243d90
  5. #1f347b
  6. #1a2c67
  7. #142352
  8. #0f1a3e
  9. #0a1129
  10. #050915
  11. #000000

Tints

#3357cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3357cd
  2. #4768d2
  3. #5c79d7
  4. #7089dc
  5. #859ae1
  6. #99abe6
  7. #adbceb
  8. #c2cdf0
  9. #d6ddf5
  10. #ebeefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3357cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3357cd
  2. #3b5bc5
  3. #425fbe
  4. #4a63b6
  5. #5267ae
  6. #5a6ca7
  7. #61709f
  8. #697497
  9. #71788f
  10. #787c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #525d98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005acb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007489 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0562cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0059cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006aa9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3357cd {
  color: #3357cd;
}
Background
.bg-3357cd {
  background-color: #3357cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3357cd {
  border: 2px solid #3357cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3357cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 87 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 61% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3357cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3357cd, #5c33cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3357cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 87 205 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.31 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.97 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.39 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.55 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.29 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.38 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.40 #cca832 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#3357cd  rgb(51, 87, 205)  hsl(226, 61%, 50%)  Sapphire
#cda933  rgb(205, 169, 51)  hsl(46, 61%, 50%)  Metallic Gold
#cd3357  rgb(205, 51, 87)  hsl(346, 61%, 50%)  Brick Red
#57cd33  rgb(87, 205, 51)  hsl(106, 61%, 50%)  Lime Green