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#3A56CD

#3a56cd ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3a56cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.75% red, 33.73% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.71% cyan, 58.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 228.57°, with 59.51% saturation and 51.57% 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 6.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 4.94.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1196

Complementary

  1. #3a56cd
  2. #cdb13a

Split complementary

  1. #3a56cd
  2. #cd683a
  3. #a0cd3a

Analogous

  1. #3aa0cd
  2. #3a56cd
  3. #683acd

Triadic

  1. #3a56cd
  2. #cd3a56
  3. #56cd3a

Tetradic

  1. #3a56cd
  2. #b13acd
  3. #cdb13a
  4. #56cd3a

Square

  1. #3a56cd
  2. #cd3aa0
  3. #cdb13a
  4. #3acd68

Monochromatic

  1. #162358
  2. #263b95
  3. #3a56cd
  4. #778adc
  5. #b4bfec

Shades

#3a56cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3a56cd
  2. #344db9
  3. #2e45a4
  4. #293c90
  5. #23347b
  6. #1d2b67
  7. #172252
  8. #111a3e
  9. #0c1129
  10. #060915
  11. #000000

Tints

#3a56cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3a56cd
  2. #4e67d2
  3. #6178d7
  4. #7589dc
  5. #899ae1
  6. #9dabe6
  7. #b0bbeb
  8. #c4ccf0
  9. #d8ddf5
  10. #ebeefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3a56cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3a56cd
  2. #415ac5
  3. #485ebe
  4. #4f63b6
  5. #5667ae
  6. #5d6ba7
  7. #646f9f
  8. #6b7397
  9. #72788f
  10. #797c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #545d98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005acb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007489 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0e61cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0059cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0069a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3a56cd {
  color: #3a56cd;
}
Background
.bg-3a56cd {
  background-color: #3a56cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3a56cd {
  border: 2px solid #3a56cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3a56cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 58 86 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 60% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3a56cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3a56cd, #683acd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3a56cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(58 86 205 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.94 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.45 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.50 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.80 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.85 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.29 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.45 #c5a932 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#3a56cd  rgb(58, 86, 205)  hsl(229, 60%, 52%)  Sapphire
#cdb13a  rgb(205, 177, 58)  hsl(49, 60%, 52%)  Old Gold
#cd3a56  rgb(205, 58, 86)  hsl(349, 60%, 52%)  Brick Red
#56cd3a  rgb(86, 205, 58)  hsl(109, 60%, 52%)  Lime Green