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#3F5AAA

#3f5aaa ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#3f5aaa is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.71% red, 35.29% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.94% cyan, 47.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 224.86°, with 45.92% saturation and 45.69% 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 6.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 4.53.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.1127

Complementary

  1. #3f5aaa
  2. #aa8f3f

Split complementary

  1. #3f5aaa
  2. #aa5a3f
  3. #90aa3f

Analogous

  1. #3f90aa
  2. #3f5aaa
  3. #5a3faa

Triadic

  1. #3f5aaa
  2. #aa3f5a
  3. #5aaa3f

Tetradic

  1. #3f5aaa
  2. #8f3faa
  3. #aa8f3f
  4. #5aaa3f

Square

  1. #3f5aaa
  2. #aa3f90
  3. #aa8f3f
  4. #3faa5a

Monochromatic

  1. #161f3a
  2. #2a3c72
  3. #3f5aaa
  4. #6d84c9
  5. #a5b3dd

Shades

#3f5aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3f5aaa
  2. #395199
  3. #324888
  4. #2c3f77
  5. #263666
  6. #202d55
  7. #192444
  8. #131b33
  9. #0d1222
  10. #060911
  11. #000000

Tints

#3f5aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3f5aaa
  2. #526bb3
  3. #657bbb
  4. #798cc4
  5. #8c9ccc
  6. #9fadd5
  7. #b2bddd
  8. #c5cee6
  9. #d9deee
  10. #eceff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3f5aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3f5aaa
  2. #465ea6
  3. #4c62a2
  4. #53659d
  5. #596999
  6. #606d95
  7. #667191
  8. #6d758d
  9. #737888
  10. #7a7c84
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #535d83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3363ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #205aa8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006c7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3860ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2f5aa9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #19658f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3f5aaa {
  color: #3f5aaa;
}
Background
.bg-3f5aaa {
  background-color: #3f5aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3f5aaa {
  border: 2px solid #3f5aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3f5aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 63 90 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 46% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3f5aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3f5aaa, #5a3faa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3f5aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(63 90 170 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.53 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.44 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.48 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.83 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.05 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.08 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.66 #c0a555 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Sapphire
#3f5aaa  rgb(63, 90, 170)  hsl(225, 46%, 46%)  Sapphire
#aa8f3f  rgb(170, 143, 63)  hsl(45, 46%, 46%)  Dark Goldenrod
#aa3f5a  rgb(170, 63, 90)  hsl(345, 46%, 46%)  Cordovan
#5aaa3f  rgb(90, 170, 63)  hsl(105, 46%, 46%)  Kelly Green