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#355BCE

#355bce ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#355bce is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20.78% red, 35.69% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.27% cyan, 55.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 225.1°, with 60.96% saturation and 50.78% 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 5.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 4.84.

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Relative luminance0.127

Complementary

  1. #355bce
  2. #cea835

Split complementary

  1. #355bce
  2. #ce5b35
  3. #a7ce35

Analogous

  1. #35a7ce
  2. #355bce
  3. #5b35ce

Triadic

  1. #355bce
  2. #ce355b
  3. #5bce35

Tetradic

  1. #355bce
  2. #a835ce
  3. #cea835
  4. #5bce35

Square

  1. #355bce
  2. #ce35a7
  3. #cea835
  4. #35ce5b

Monochromatic

  1. #152555
  2. #243f93
  3. #355bce
  4. #738ddd
  5. #b0bfec

Shades

#355bce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #355bce
  2. #3052b9
  3. #2a49a5
  4. #254090
  5. #20377c
  6. #1b2e67
  7. #152452
  8. #101b3e
  9. #0b1229
  10. #050915
  11. #000000

Tints

#355bce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #355bce
  2. #496bd3
  3. #5d7cd8
  4. #728cdd
  5. #869de2
  6. #9aade7
  7. #aebdeb
  8. #c2cef0
  9. #d7def5
  10. #ebeffa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#355bce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #355bce
  2. #3d5fc6
  3. #4462be
  4. #4c66b7
  5. #536aaf
  6. #5b6ea7
  7. #62719f
  8. #6a7597
  9. #717990
  10. #797c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #55609a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005dcc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00778b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1565d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ccd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006daa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-355bce {
  color: #355bce;
}
Background
.bg-355bce {
  background-color: #355bce;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-355bce {
  border: 2px solid #355bce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #355bce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 53 91 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 61% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-355bce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #355bce, #5b35ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-355bce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(53 91 206 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.84 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.26 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.36 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.53 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.09 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.89 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.08 #caa431 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#355bce  rgb(53, 91, 206)  hsl(225, 61%, 51%)  Sapphire
#cea835  rgb(206, 168, 53)  hsl(45, 61%, 51%)  Metallic Gold
#ce355b  rgb(206, 53, 91)  hsl(345, 61%, 51%)  Cerise
#5bce35  rgb(91, 206, 53)  hsl(105, 61%, 51%)  Lime Green