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#3A59CD

#3a59cd ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3a59cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.75% red, 34.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.71% cyan, 56.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 227.35°, 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 6.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 4.98.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1245

Complementary

  1. #3a59cd
  2. #cdae3a

Split complementary

  1. #3a59cd
  2. #cd653a
  3. #a2cd3a

Analogous

  1. #3aa2cd
  2. #3a59cd
  3. #653acd

Triadic

  1. #3a59cd
  2. #cd3a59
  3. #59cd3a

Tetradic

  1. #3a59cd
  2. #ae3acd
  3. #cdae3a
  4. #59cd3a

Square

  1. #3a59cd
  2. #cd3aa2
  3. #cdae3a
  4. #3acd65

Monochromatic

  1. #162458
  2. #263d95
  3. #3a59cd
  4. #778cdc
  5. #b4c0ec

Shades

#3a59cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3a59cd
  2. #3450b9
  3. #2e47a4
  4. #293e90
  5. #23357b
  6. #1d2d67
  7. #172452
  8. #111b3e
  9. #0c1229
  10. #060915
  11. #000000

Tints

#3a59cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3a59cd
  2. #4e6ad2
  3. #617ad7
  4. #758bdc
  5. #899be1
  6. #9dace6
  7. #b0bdeb
  8. #c4cdf0
  9. #d8def5
  10. #ebeefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3a59cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3a59cd
  2. #415dc5
  3. #4861be
  4. #4f65b6
  5. #5669ae
  6. #5d6da7
  7. #64709f
  8. #6b7497
  9. #72788f
  10. #797c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #555f99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ad1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ccb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00768a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1764cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005bcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006ba9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3a59cd {
  color: #3a59cd;
}
Background
.bg-3a59cd {
  background-color: #3a59cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3a59cd {
  border: 2px solid #3a59cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3a59cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 58 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 60% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3a59cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3a59cd, #653acd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3a59cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(58 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.98 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.93 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.12 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.14 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.84 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.04 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.48 #c5a632 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#3a59cd  rgb(58, 89, 205)  hsl(227, 60%, 52%)  Sapphire
#cdae3a  rgb(205, 174, 58)  hsl(47, 60%, 52%)  Metallic Gold
#cd3a59  rgb(205, 58, 89)  hsl(347, 60%, 52%)  Brick Red
#59cd3a  rgb(89, 205, 58)  hsl(107, 60%, 52%)  Lime Green