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#405AAA

#405aaa ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#405aaa is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 35.29% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.35% cyan, 47.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 225.28°, with 45.3% saturation and 45.88% 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 6.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 4.65.

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Relative luminance0.113

Complementary

  1. #405aaa
  2. #aa9040

Split complementary

  1. #405aaa
  2. #aa5b40
  3. #8faa40

Analogous

  1. #408faa
  2. #405aaa
  3. #5b40aa

Triadic

  1. #405aaa
  2. #aa405a
  3. #5aaa40

Tetradic

  1. #405aaa
  2. #9040aa
  3. #aa9040
  4. #5aaa40

Square

  1. #405aaa
  2. #aa408f
  3. #aa9040
  4. #40aa5b

Monochromatic

  1. #161f3b
  2. #2b3d72
  3. #405aaa
  4. #6e84c8
  5. #a6b3dd

Shades

#405aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #405aaa
  2. #3a5199
  3. #334888
  4. #2d3f77
  5. #263666
  6. #202d55
  7. #1a2444
  8. #131b33
  9. #0d1222
  10. #060911
  11. #000000

Tints

#405aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #405aaa
  2. #536bb3
  3. #667bbb
  4. #798cc4
  5. #8c9ccc
  6. #a0add5
  7. #b3bddd
  8. #c6cee6
  9. #d9deee
  10. #eceff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#405aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #405aaa
  2. #465ea6
  3. #4d62a2
  4. #53659d
  5. #5a6999
  6. #606d95
  7. #667191
  8. #6d758d
  9. #737888
  10. #7a7c84
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #545d83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3364ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #215aa8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006c7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3960ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #305aa9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1c658f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-405aaa {
  color: #405aaa;
}
Background
.bg-405aaa {
  background-color: #405aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-405aaa {
  border: 2px solid #405aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #405aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 90 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 45% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-405aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #405aaa, #5b40aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-405aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 90 170 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.65 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.59 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.63 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.91 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.12 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.21 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.67 #bfa555 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Sapphire
#405aaa  rgb(64, 90, 170)  hsl(225, 45%, 46%)  Sapphire
#aa9040  rgb(170, 144, 64)  hsl(45, 45%, 46%)  Brass
#aa405a  rgb(170, 64, 90)  hsl(345, 45%, 46%)  Cordovan
#5aaa40  rgb(90, 170, 64)  hsl(105, 45%, 46%)  Kelly Green