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#3A55BB

#3a55bb ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3a55bb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.75% red, 33.33% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.98% cyan, 54.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 227.44°, with 52.65% saturation and 48.04% 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 6.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 3.61.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1098

Complementary

  1. #3a55bb
  2. #bba03a

Split complementary

  1. #3a55bb
  2. #bb5f3a
  3. #96bb3a

Analogous

  1. #3a96bb
  2. #3a55bb
  3. #5f3abb

Triadic

  1. #3a55bb
  2. #bb3a55
  3. #55bb3a

Tetradic

  1. #3a55bb
  2. #a03abb
  3. #bba03a
  4. #55bb3a

Square

  1. #3a55bb
  2. #bb3a96
  3. #bba03a
  4. #3abb5f

Monochromatic

  1. #162046
  2. #283a81
  3. #3a55bb
  4. #6f84d2
  5. #aab6e4

Shades

#3a55bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3a55bb
  2. #344da8
  3. #2e4496
  4. #293c83
  5. #233370
  6. #1d2b5e
  7. #17224b
  8. #111a38
  9. #0c1125
  10. #060913
  11. #000000

Tints

#3a55bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3a55bb
  2. #4e66c2
  3. #6177c9
  4. #7588cf
  5. #8999d6
  6. #9daadd
  7. #b0bbe4
  8. #c4cceb
  9. #d8ddf1
  10. #ebeef8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3a55bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3a55bb
  2. #4159b5
  3. #485eaf
  4. #4f62a9
  5. #5666a3
  6. #5d6b9e
  7. #646f98
  8. #6b7392
  9. #72778c
  10. #797c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #515a8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0163bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0058b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006e7f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #235ebd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1057ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00659b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3a55bb {
  color: #3a55bb;
}
Background
.bg-3a55bb {
  background-color: #3a55bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3a55bb {
  border: 2px solid #3a55bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3a55bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 58 85 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 53% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3a55bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3a55bb, #5f3abb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3a55bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(58 85 187 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.61 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.94 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.26 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.64 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.58 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.98 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.15 #c5aa44 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Sapphire
#3a55bb  rgb(58, 85, 187)  hsl(227, 53%, 48%)  Sapphire
#bba03a  rgb(187, 160, 58)  hsl(47, 53%, 48%)  Brass
#bb3a55  rgb(187, 58, 85)  hsl(347, 53%, 48%)  Brick Red
#55bb3a  rgb(85, 187, 58)  hsl(107, 53%, 48%)  Kelly Green