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#3955C8

#3955c8 ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3955c8 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.35% red, 33.33% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.5% cyan, 57.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 228.25°, with 56.52% saturation and 50.39% 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 6.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 4.39.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1154

Complementary

  1. #3955c8
  2. #c8ac39

Split complementary

  1. #3955c8
  2. #c86439
  3. #9cc839

Analogous

  1. #399cc8
  2. #3955c8
  3. #6439c8

Triadic

  1. #3955c8
  2. #c83955
  3. #55c839

Tetradic

  1. #3955c8
  2. #ac39c8
  3. #c8ac39
  4. #55c839

Square

  1. #3955c8
  2. #c8399c
  3. #c8ac39
  4. #39c864

Monochromatic

  1. #172251
  2. #273b8d
  3. #3955c8
  4. #7588d9
  5. #b1bce9

Shades

#3955c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3955c8
  2. #334db4
  3. #2e44a0
  4. #283c8c
  5. #223378
  6. #1d2b64
  7. #172250
  8. #111a3c
  9. #0b1128
  10. #060914
  11. #000000

Tints

#3955c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3955c8
  2. #4d66ce
  3. #6177d3
  4. #7488d9
  5. #8899de
  6. #9caae4
  7. #b0bbe9
  8. #c4ccef
  9. #d7ddf4
  10. #ebeefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3955c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3955c8
  2. #4059c1
  3. #475eba
  4. #4e62b2
  5. #5566ab
  6. #5d6ba4
  7. #646f9d
  8. #6b7396
  9. #72778e
  10. #797c87
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #535b95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0059c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007186 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1360ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0057c7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0067a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3955c8 {
  color: #3955c8;
}
Background
.bg-3955c8 {
  background-color: #3955c8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3955c8 {
  border: 2px solid #3955c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3955c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 85 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 57% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3955c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3955c8, #6439c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3955c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 85 200 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.39 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.66 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.71 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.90 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.90 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.35 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.57 #c6aa37 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Sapphire
#3955c8  rgb(57, 85, 200)  hsl(228, 57%, 50%)  Sapphire
#c8ac39  rgb(200, 172, 57)  hsl(48, 57%, 50%)  Old Gold
#c83955  rgb(200, 57, 85)  hsl(348, 57%, 50%)  Brick Red
#55c839  rgb(85, 200, 57)  hsl(108, 57%, 50%)  Lime Green