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#385ABA

#385aba ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#385aba is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 35.29% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.89% cyan, 51.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 224.31°, with 53.72% saturation and 47.45% 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 6.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 3.59.

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Relative luminance0.117

Complementary

  1. #385aba
  2. #ba9838

Split complementary

  1. #385aba
  2. #ba5738
  3. #9bba38

Analogous

  1. #389bba
  2. #385aba
  3. #5738ba

Triadic

  1. #385aba
  2. #ba385a
  3. #5aba38

Tetradic

  1. #385aba
  2. #9838ba
  3. #ba9838
  4. #5aba38

Square

  1. #385aba
  2. #ba389b
  3. #ba9838
  4. #38ba57

Monochromatic

  1. #152144
  2. #263e7f
  3. #385aba
  4. #6c87d3
  5. #a7b7e4

Shades

#385aba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #385aba
  2. #3251a7
  3. #2d4895
  4. #273f82
  5. #223670
  6. #1c2d5d
  7. #16244a
  8. #111b38
  9. #0b1225
  10. #060913
  11. #000000

Tints

#385aba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #385aba
  2. #4c6bc1
  3. #607bc8
  4. #748ccf
  5. #889cd6
  6. #9caddd
  7. #afbde3
  8. #c3ceea
  9. #d7def1
  10. #ebeff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#385aba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #385aba
  2. #3f5eb4
  3. #4662ae
  4. #4e65a9
  5. #5569a3
  6. #5c6d9d
  7. #637197
  8. #6a7591
  9. #72788c
  10. #797c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #535e8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1e66bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ab8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007181 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2a62bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1a5ab9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00689b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-385aba {
  color: #385aba;
}
Background
.bg-385aba {
  background-color: #385aba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-385aba {
  border: 2px solid #385aba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #385aba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 90 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 54% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-385aba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #385aba, #5738ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-385aba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 90 186 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.59 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.54 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.72 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.75 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.14 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.32 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.80 #c7a545 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#385aba  rgb(56, 90, 186)  hsl(224, 54%, 47%)  Sapphire
#ba9838  rgb(186, 152, 56)  hsl(44, 54%, 47%)  Brass
#ba385a  rgb(186, 56, 90)  hsl(344, 54%, 47%)  Dogwood Rose
#5aba38  rgb(90, 186, 56)  hsl(104, 54%, 47%)  Kelly Green