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#3A5ABC

#3a5abc ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3a5abc 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 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.15% cyan, 52.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 225.23°, with 52.85% saturation and 48.24% 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 6.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 3.85.

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Relative luminance0.1184

Complementary

  1. #3a5abc
  2. #bc9c3a

Split complementary

  1. #3a5abc
  2. #bc5b3a
  3. #9bbc3a

Analogous

  1. #3a9bbc
  2. #3a5abc
  3. #5b3abc

Triadic

  1. #3a5abc
  2. #bc3a5a
  3. #5abc3a

Tetradic

  1. #3a5abc
  2. #9c3abc
  3. #bc9c3a
  4. #5abc3a

Square

  1. #3a5abc
  2. #bc3a9b
  3. #bc9c3a
  4. #3abc5b

Monochromatic

  1. #162247
  2. #283e82
  3. #3a5abc
  4. #7088d3
  5. #aab9e5

Shades

#3a5abc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3a5abc
  2. #3451a9
  3. #2e4896
  4. #293f84
  5. #233671
  6. #1d2d5e
  7. #17244b
  8. #111b38
  9. #0c1226
  10. #060913
  11. #000000

Tints

#3a5abc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3a5abc
  2. #4e6bc3
  3. #617bc9
  4. #758cd0
  5. #899cd7
  6. #9dadde
  7. #b0bde4
  8. #c4ceeb
  9. #d8def2
  10. #ebeff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3a5abc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3a5abc
  2. #415eb6
  3. #4862b0
  4. #4f65aa
  5. #5669a4
  6. #5d6d9e
  7. #647198
  8. #6b7592
  9. #72788c
  10. #797c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #545e8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1b67bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007182 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2a62be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1a5bbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00699d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3a5abc {
  color: #3a5abc;
}
Background
.bg-3a5abc {
  background-color: #3a5abc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3a5abc {
  border: 2px solid #3a5abc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3a5abc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 58 90 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 53% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3a5abc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3a5abc, #5b3abc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3a5abc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(58 90 188 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.85 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.86 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.93 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.96 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.10 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.49 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.63 #c5a543 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#3a5abc  rgb(58, 90, 188)  hsl(225, 53%, 48%)  Sapphire
#bc9c3a  rgb(188, 156, 58)  hsl(45, 53%, 48%)  Brass
#bc3a5a  rgb(188, 58, 90)  hsl(345, 53%, 48%)  Brick Red
#5abc3a  rgb(90, 188, 58)  hsl(105, 53%, 48%)  Kelly Green