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#3A5ABA

#3a5aba ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3a5aba is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.75% red, 35.29% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.82% cyan, 51.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 225°, with 52.46% saturation and 47.84% 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 6.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 3.78.

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Relative luminance0.1176

Complementary

  1. #3a5aba
  2. #ba9a3a

Split complementary

  1. #3a5aba
  2. #ba5a3a
  3. #9aba3a

Analogous

  1. #3a9aba
  2. #3a5aba
  3. #5a3aba

Triadic

  1. #3a5aba
  2. #ba3a5a
  3. #5aba3a

Tetradic

  1. #3a5aba
  2. #9a3aba
  3. #ba9a3a
  4. #5aba3a

Square

  1. #3a5aba
  2. #ba3a9a
  3. #ba9a3a
  4. #3aba5a

Monochromatic

  1. #162245
  2. #283e80
  3. #3a5aba
  4. #6f87d2
  5. #a9b8e4

Shades

#3a5aba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3a5aba
  2. #3451a7
  3. #2e4895
  4. #293f82
  5. #233670
  6. #1d2d5d
  7. #17244a
  8. #111b38
  9. #0c1225
  10. #060913
  11. #000000

Tints

#3a5aba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3a5aba
  2. #4e6bc1
  3. #617bc8
  4. #758ccf
  5. #899cd6
  6. #9daddd
  7. #b0bde3
  8. #c4ceea
  9. #d8def1
  10. #ebeff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3a5aba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3a5aba
  2. #415eb4
  3. #4862ae
  4. #4f65a9
  5. #5669a3
  6. #5d6d9d
  7. #647197
  8. #6b7591
  9. #72788c
  10. #797c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #535e8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1f66bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bb8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007181 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2c62bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1c5ab9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00689b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3a5aba {
  color: #3a5aba;
}
Background
.bg-3a5aba {
  background-color: #3a5aba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3a5aba {
  border: 2px solid #3a5aba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3a5aba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 58 90 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 52% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3a5aba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3a5aba, #5a3aba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3a5aba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(58 90 186 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.78 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.79 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.86 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.94 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.11 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.40 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.82 #c5a545 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#3a5aba  rgb(58, 90, 186)  hsl(225, 52%, 48%)  Sapphire
#ba9a3a  rgb(186, 154, 58)  hsl(45, 52%, 48%)  Brass
#ba3a5a  rgb(186, 58, 90)  hsl(345, 52%, 48%)  Brick Red
#5aba3a  rgb(90, 186, 58)  hsl(105, 52%, 48%)  Kelly Green