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#3359CC

#3359cc ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3359cc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20% red, 34.9% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75% cyan, 56.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 225.1°, 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 6.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 4.3.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1221

Complementary

  1. #3359cc
  2. #cca633

Split complementary

  1. #3359cc
  2. #cc5a33
  3. #a5cc33

Analogous

  1. #33a5cc
  2. #3359cc
  3. #5a33cc

Triadic

  1. #3359cc
  2. #cc3359
  3. #59cc33

Tetradic

  1. #3359cc
  2. #a633cc
  3. #cca633
  4. #59cc33

Square

  1. #3359cc
  2. #cc33a5
  3. #cca633
  4. #33cc5a

Monochromatic

  1. #142452
  2. #243e8f
  3. #3359cc
  4. #708bdb
  5. #adbdeb

Shades

#3359cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3359cc
  2. #2e50b8
  3. #2947a3
  4. #243e8f
  5. #1f357a
  6. #1a2d66
  7. #142452
  8. #0f1b3d
  9. #0a1229
  10. #050914
  11. #000000

Tints

#3359cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3359cc
  2. #476ad1
  3. #5c7ad6
  4. #708bdb
  5. #859be0
  6. #99ace6
  7. #adbdeb
  8. #c2cdf0
  9. #d6def5
  10. #ebeefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3359cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3359cc
  2. #3b5dc4
  3. #4261bd
  4. #4a65b5
  5. #5269ae
  6. #5a6da6
  7. #61709e
  8. #697497
  9. #71788f
  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 #535f98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00758a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1063ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005acb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006ba8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3359cc {
  color: #3359cc;
}
Background
.bg-3359cc {
  background-color: #3359cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3359cc {
  border: 2px solid #3359cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3359cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 89 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 60% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3359cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3359cc, #5a33cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3359cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 89 204 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.30 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.37 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.06 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.90 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.14 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.54 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.84 #cca633 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#3359cc  rgb(51, 89, 204)  hsl(225, 60%, 50%)  Sapphire
#cca633  rgb(204, 166, 51)  hsl(45, 60%, 50%)  Metallic Gold
#cc3359  rgb(204, 51, 89)  hsl(345, 60%, 50%)  Ruby
#59cc33  rgb(89, 204, 51)  hsl(105, 60%, 50%)  Lime Green