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#345ABA

#345aba ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#345aba is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20.39% red, 35.29% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.04% cyan, 51.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 222.99°, with 56.3% saturation and 46.67% 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 6.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 3.25.

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Relative luminance0.1159

Complementary

  1. #345aba
  2. #ba9434

Split complementary

  1. #345aba
  2. #ba5134
  3. #9dba34

Analogous

  1. #349dba
  2. #345aba
  3. #5134ba

Triadic

  1. #345aba
  2. #ba345a
  3. #5aba34

Tetradic

  1. #345aba
  2. #9434ba
  3. #ba9434
  4. #5aba34

Square

  1. #345aba
  2. #ba349d
  3. #ba9434
  4. #34ba51

Monochromatic

  1. #132042
  2. #233d7e
  3. #345aba
  4. #6685d4
  5. #a2b5e5

Shades

#345aba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #345aba
  2. #2f51a7
  3. #2a4895
  4. #243f82
  5. #1f3670
  6. #1a2d5d
  7. #15244a
  8. #101b38
  9. #0a1225
  10. #050913
  11. #000000

Tints

#345aba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #345aba
  2. #486bc1
  3. #5d7bc8
  4. #718ccf
  5. #859cd6
  6. #9aaddd
  7. #aebde3
  8. #c2ceea
  9. #d6def1
  10. #ebeff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#345aba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #345aba
  2. #3c5eb4
  3. #4362ae
  4. #4b65a9
  5. #5269a3
  6. #5a6d9d
  7. #627197
  8. #697591
  9. #71788c
  10. #787c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #515d8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1d66bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ab8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007181 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2861bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #145ab9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00699b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-345aba {
  color: #345aba;
}
Background
.bg-345aba {
  background-color: #345aba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-345aba {
  border: 2px solid #345aba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #345aba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 52 90 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 56% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-345aba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #345aba, #5134ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-345aba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(52 90 186 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.25 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.08 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.32 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.58 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.19 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.23 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.48 #cba545 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#345aba  rgb(52, 90, 186)  hsl(223, 56%, 47%)  Sapphire
#ba9434  rgb(186, 148, 52)  hsl(43, 56%, 47%)  Dark Goldenrod
#ba345a  rgb(186, 52, 90)  hsl(343, 56%, 47%)  Dogwood Rose
#5aba34  rgb(90, 186, 52)  hsl(103, 56%, 47%)  Kelly Green