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#405BB1

#405bb1 ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#405bb1 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 35.69% green and 69.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.84% cyan, 48.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.59% black. Its hue angle is 225.66°, with 46.89% saturation and 47.25% 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 6.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 4.53.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.1175

Complementary

  1. #405bb1
  2. #b19640

Split complementary

  1. #405bb1
  2. #b15d40
  3. #93b140

Analogous

  1. #4093b1
  2. #405bb1
  3. #5d40b1

Triadic

  1. #405bb1
  2. #b1405b
  3. #5bb140

Tetradic

  1. #405bb1
  2. #9640b1
  3. #b19640
  4. #5bb140

Square

  1. #405bb1
  2. #b14093
  3. #b19640
  4. #40b15d

Monochromatic

  1. #172141
  2. #2c3e79
  3. #405bb1
  4. #7287cc
  5. #aab7e0

Shades

#405bb1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #405bb1
  2. #3a529f
  3. #33498e
  4. #2d407c
  5. #26376a
  6. #202e59
  7. #1a2447
  8. #131b35
  9. #0d1223
  10. #060912
  11. #000000

Tints

#405bb1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #405bb1
  2. #536bb9
  3. #667cc1
  4. #798cc8
  5. #8c9dd0
  6. #a0add8
  7. #b3bde0
  8. #c6cee8
  9. #d9deef
  10. #eceff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#405bb1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #405bb1
  2. #465fac
  3. #4d62a7
  4. #5366a2
  5. #5a6a9d
  6. #606e99
  7. #667194
  8. #6d758f
  9. #73798a
  10. #7a7c85
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #555e88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2e66b4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #175baf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006f7d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3662b3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2c5bb0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #146795 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-405bb1 {
  color: #405bb1;
}
Background
.bg-405bb1 {
  background-color: #405bb1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-405bb1 {
  border: 2px solid #405bb1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #405bb1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 91 177;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 47% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-405bb1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #405bb1, #5d40b1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-405bb1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 91 177 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.53 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.25 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.80 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.05 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.20 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.74 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.82 #bfa44e Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#405bb1  rgb(64, 91, 177)  hsl(226, 47%, 47%)  Sapphire
#b19640  rgb(177, 150, 64)  hsl(46, 47%, 47%)  Brass
#b1405b  rgb(177, 64, 91)  hsl(346, 47%, 47%)  Brick Red
#5bb140  rgb(91, 177, 64)  hsl(106, 47%, 47%)  Kelly Green