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#405ABA

#405aba ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#405aba 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 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.59% cyan, 51.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 227.21°, with 48.8% saturation and 49.02% 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 6.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 4.47.

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Relative luminance0.1195

Complementary

  1. #405aba
  2. #baa040

Split complementary

  1. #405aba
  2. #ba6340
  3. #97ba40

Analogous

  1. #4097ba
  2. #405aba
  3. #6340ba

Triadic

  1. #405aba
  2. #ba405a
  3. #5aba40

Tetradic

  1. #405aba
  2. #a040ba
  3. #baa040
  4. #5aba40

Square

  1. #405aba
  2. #ba4097
  3. #baa040
  4. #40ba63

Monochromatic

  1. #192348
  2. #2c3e81
  3. #405aba
  4. #768ad0
  5. #afbbe4

Shades

#405aba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #405aba
  2. #3a51a7
  3. #334895
  4. #2d3f82
  5. #263670
  6. #202d5d
  7. #1a244a
  8. #131b38
  9. #0d1225
  10. #060913
  11. #000000

Tints

#405aba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #405aba
  2. #536bc1
  3. #667bc8
  4. #798ccf
  5. #8c9cd6
  6. #a0addd
  7. #b3bde3
  8. #c6ceea
  9. #d9def1
  10. #eceff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#405aba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #405aba
  2. #465eb4
  3. #4d62ae
  4. #5365a9
  5. #5a69a3
  6. #606d9d
  7. #667197
  8. #6d7591
  9. #73788c
  10. #7a7c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #565e8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2167bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005cb8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007181 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3062bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #245bb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #06689b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-405aba {
  color: #405aba;
}
Background
.bg-405aba {
  background-color: #405aba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-405aba {
  border: 2px solid #405aba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #405aba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 90 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 49% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-405aba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #405aba, #6340ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-405aba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 90 186 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.47 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.60 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.08 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.11 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.27 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.64 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.70 #bfa545 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#405aba  rgb(64, 90, 186)  hsl(227, 49%, 49%)  Sapphire
#baa040  rgb(186, 160, 64)  hsl(47, 49%, 49%)  Brass
#ba405a  rgb(186, 64, 90)  hsl(347, 49%, 49%)  Brick Red
#5aba40  rgb(90, 186, 64)  hsl(107, 49%, 49%)  Kelly Green