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#3558BB

#3558bb ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3558bb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20.78% red, 34.51% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.66% cyan, 52.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 224.33°, with 55.83% saturation and 47.06% 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 6.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 3.09.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1132

Complementary

  1. #3558bb
  2. #bb9835

Split complementary

  1. #3558bb
  2. #bb5535
  3. #9bbb35

Analogous

  1. #359bbb
  2. #3558bb
  3. #5535bb

Triadic

  1. #3558bb
  2. #bb3558
  3. #58bb35

Tetradic

  1. #3558bb
  2. #9835bb
  3. #bb9835
  4. #58bb35

Square

  1. #3558bb
  2. #bb359b
  3. #bb9835
  4. #35bb55

Monochromatic

  1. #132044
  2. #243c7f
  3. #3558bb
  4. #6884d4
  5. #a4b5e5

Shades

#3558bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3558bb
  2. #304fa8
  3. #2a4696
  4. #253e83
  5. #203570
  6. #1b2c5e
  7. #15234b
  8. #101a38
  9. #0b1225
  10. #050913
  11. #000000

Tints

#3558bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3558bb
  2. #4969c2
  3. #5d79c9
  4. #728acf
  5. #869bd6
  6. #9aacdd
  7. #aebce4
  8. #c2cdeb
  9. #d7def1
  10. #ebeef8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3558bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3558bb
  2. #3d5cb5
  3. #4460af
  4. #4c64a9
  5. #5368a3
  6. #5b6c9e
  7. #627098
  8. #6a7492
  9. #71788c
  10. #797c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #515c8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1365be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0059b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007081 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2460bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0e58ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00679b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3558bb {
  color: #3558bb;
}
Background
.bg-3558bb {
  background-color: #3558bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3558bb {
  border: 2px solid #3558bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3558bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 53 88 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 56% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3558bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3558bb, #5535bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3558bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(53 88 187 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.09 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.82 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.18 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.98 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.54 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.55 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.79 #caa744 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Sapphire
#3558bb  rgb(53, 88, 187)  hsl(224, 56%, 47%)  Sapphire
#bb9835  rgb(187, 152, 53)  hsl(44, 56%, 47%)  Dark Goldenrod
#bb3558  rgb(187, 53, 88)  hsl(344, 56%, 47%)  Dogwood Rose
#58bb35  rgb(88, 187, 53)  hsl(104, 56%, 47%)  Kelly Green