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#3553CA

#3553ca ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3553ca is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20.78% red, 32.55% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.76% cyan, 58.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 227.92°, with 58.43% 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 6.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 4.3.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1121

Complementary

  1. #3553ca
  2. #caac35

Split complementary

  1. #3553ca
  2. #ca6235
  3. #9dca35

Analogous

  1. #359dca
  2. #3553ca
  3. #6235ca

Triadic

  1. #3553ca
  2. #ca3553
  3. #53ca35

Tetradic

  1. #3553ca
  2. #ac35ca
  3. #caac35
  4. #53ca35

Square

  1. #3553ca
  2. #ca359d
  3. #caac35
  4. #35ca62

Monochromatic

  1. #152151
  2. #253a8d
  3. #3553ca
  4. #7287da
  5. #aebaea

Shades

#3553ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3553ca
  2. #304bb6
  3. #2a42a2
  4. #253a8d
  5. #203279
  6. #1b2a65
  7. #152151
  8. #10193d
  9. #0b1128
  10. #050814
  11. #000000

Tints

#3553ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3553ca
  2. #4964cf
  3. #5d75d5
  4. #7287da
  5. #8698df
  6. #9aa9e5
  7. #aebaea
  8. #c2cbef
  9. #d7ddf4
  10. #ebeefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3553ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3553ca
  2. #3d58c3
  3. #445cbb
  4. #4c61b4
  5. #5365ac
  6. #5b6aa5
  7. #626e9e
  8. #6a7396
  9. #71778f
  10. #797c87
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #515a96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0057c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007186 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005ecc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0056c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0066a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3553ca {
  color: #3553ca;
}
Background
.bg-3553ca {
  background-color: #3553ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3553ca {
  border: 2px solid #3553ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3553ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 53 83 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 58% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3553ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3553ca, #6235ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3553ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(53 83 202 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.30 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.62 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.60 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.87 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.03 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.29 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.82 #caac35 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Sapphire
#3553ca  rgb(53, 83, 202)  hsl(228, 58%, 50%)  Sapphire
#caac35  rgb(202, 172, 53)  hsl(48, 58%, 50%)  Metallic Gold
#ca3553  rgb(202, 53, 83)  hsl(348, 58%, 50%)  Brick Red
#53ca35  rgb(83, 202, 53)  hsl(108, 58%, 50%)  Lime Green