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#3B57CC

#3b57cc ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3b57cc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 34.12% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.08% cyan, 57.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 228.41°, with 58.7% 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 6.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 4.93.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1211

Complementary

  1. #3b57cc
  2. #ccb03b

Split complementary

  1. #3b57cc
  2. #cc673b
  3. #a0cc3b

Analogous

  1. #3ba0cc
  2. #3b57cc
  3. #673bcc

Triadic

  1. #3b57cc
  2. #cc3b57
  3. #57cc3b

Tetradic

  1. #3b57cc
  2. #b03bcc
  3. #ccb03b
  4. #57cc3b

Square

  1. #3b57cc
  2. #cc3ba0
  3. #ccb03b
  4. #3bcc67

Monochromatic

  1. #172357
  2. #273c94
  3. #3b57cc
  4. #788bdc
  5. #b4bfec

Shades

#3b57cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3b57cc
  2. #354eb8
  3. #2f46a3
  4. #293d8f
  5. #23347a
  6. #1e2c66
  7. #182352
  8. #121a3d
  9. #0c1129
  10. #060914
  11. #000000

Tints

#3b57cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3b57cc
  2. #4f68d1
  3. #6279d6
  4. #7689db
  5. #899ae0
  6. #9dabe6
  7. #b1bceb
  8. #c4cdf0
  9. #d8ddf5
  10. #ebeefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3b57cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3b57cc
  2. #425bc4
  3. #495fbd
  4. #5063b5
  5. #5767ae
  6. #5e6ca6
  7. #64709e
  8. #6b7497
  9. #72788f
  10. #797c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #555e98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007489 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1562ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005acb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006aa8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3b57cc {
  color: #3b57cc;
}
Background
.bg-3b57cc {
  background-color: #3b57cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3b57cc {
  border: 2px solid #3b57cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3b57cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 87 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 59% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3b57cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3b57cc, #673bcc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3b57cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 87 204 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.93 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.61 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.56 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.63 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.64 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.27 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.31 #c4a833 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#3b57cc  rgb(59, 87, 204)  hsl(228, 59%, 52%)  Sapphire
#ccb03b  rgb(204, 176, 59)  hsl(48, 59%, 52%)  Old Gold
#cc3b57  rgb(204, 59, 87)  hsl(348, 59%, 52%)  Brick Red
#57cc3b  rgb(87, 204, 59)  hsl(108, 59%, 52%)  Lime Green