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#3552CB

#3552cb ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3552cb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20.78% red, 32.16% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.89% cyan, 59.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 228.4°, with 59.06% 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 6.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 4.5.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.111

Complementary

  1. #3552cb
  2. #cbae35

Split complementary

  1. #3552cb
  2. #cb6335
  3. #9dcb35

Analogous

  1. #359dcb
  2. #3552cb
  3. #6335cb

Triadic

  1. #3552cb
  2. #cb3552
  3. #52cb35

Tetradic

  1. #3552cb
  2. #ae35cb
  3. #cbae35
  4. #52cb35

Square

  1. #3552cb
  2. #cb359d
  3. #cbae35
  4. #35cb63

Monochromatic

  1. #152152
  2. #25398f
  3. #3552cb
  4. #7286db
  5. #afbaea

Shades

#3552cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3552cb
  2. #304ab7
  3. #2a42a2
  4. #25398e
  5. #20317a
  6. #1b2966
  7. #152151
  8. #10193d
  9. #0b1029
  10. #050814
  11. #000000

Tints

#3552cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3552cb
  2. #4963d0
  3. #5d75d5
  4. #7286db
  5. #8697e0
  6. #9aa9e5
  7. #aebaea
  8. #c2cbef
  9. #d7dcf5
  10. #ebeefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3552cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3552cb
  2. #3d57c4
  3. #445bbc
  4. #4c60b5
  5. #5364ad
  6. #5b69a6
  7. #626e9e
  8. #6a7297
  9. #71778f
  10. #797b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #505996 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0057c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007186 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005ecd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0055ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0066a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3552cb {
  color: #3552cb;
}
Background
.bg-3552cb {
  background-color: #3552cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3552cb {
  border: 2px solid #3552cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3552cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 53 82 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 59% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3552cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3552cb, #6335cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3552cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(53 82 203 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.50 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.40 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.61 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.67 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.03 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.37 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.63 #caad34 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Sapphire
#3552cb  rgb(53, 82, 203)  hsl(228, 59%, 50%)  Sapphire
#cbae35  rgb(203, 174, 53)  hsl(48, 59%, 50%)  Old Gold
#cb3552  rgb(203, 53, 82)  hsl(348, 59%, 50%)  Brick Red
#52cb35  rgb(82, 203, 53)  hsl(108, 59%, 50%)  Lime Green