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#3C59CD

#3c59cd ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3c59cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 34.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.73% cyan, 56.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 228°, with 59.18% saturation and 51.96% 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 6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 5.17.

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Relative luminance0.1251

Complementary

  1. #3c59cd
  2. #cdb03c

Split complementary

  1. #3c59cd
  2. #cd673c
  3. #a1cd3c

Analogous

  1. #3ca1cd
  2. #3c59cd
  3. #673ccd

Triadic

  1. #3c59cd
  2. #cd3c59
  3. #59cd3c

Tetradic

  1. #3c59cd
  2. #b03ccd
  3. #cdb03c
  4. #59cd3c

Square

  1. #3c59cd
  2. #cd3ca1
  3. #cdb03c
  4. #3ccd67

Monochromatic

  1. #172459
  2. #263d96
  3. #3c59cd
  4. #798ddd
  5. #b6c1ec

Shades

#3c59cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3c59cd
  2. #3650b9
  3. #3047a4
  4. #2a3e90
  5. #24357b
  6. #1e2d67
  7. #182452
  8. #121b3e
  9. #0c1229
  10. #060915
  11. #000000

Tints

#3c59cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3c59cd
  2. #506ad2
  3. #637ad7
  4. #778bdc
  5. #8a9be1
  6. #9eace6
  7. #b1bdeb
  8. #c5cdf0
  9. #d8def5
  10. #eceefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3c59cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3c59cd
  2. #435dc5
  3. #4a61be
  4. #5065b6
  5. #5769ae
  6. #5e6da7
  7. #65709f
  8. #6c7497
  9. #72788f
  10. #797c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #565f99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ad1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005dcb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00768a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1a64cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005bcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006ba9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3c59cd {
  color: #3c59cd;
}
Background
.bg-3c59cd {
  background-color: #3c59cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3c59cd {
  border: 2px solid #3c59cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3c59cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 59% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3c59cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3c59cd, #673ccd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3c59cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.17 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.92 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.93 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.33 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.79 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.82 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.24 #c3a632 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#3c59cd  rgb(60, 89, 205)  hsl(228, 59%, 52%)  Sapphire
#cdb03c  rgb(205, 176, 60)  hsl(48, 59%, 52%)  Old Gold
#cd3c59  rgb(205, 60, 89)  hsl(348, 59%, 52%)  Brick Red
#59cd3c  rgb(89, 205, 60)  hsl(108, 59%, 52%)  Lime Green