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#405CA8

#405ca8 ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#405ca8 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 36.08% green and 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.9% cyan, 45.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 223.85°, with 44.83% saturation and 45.49% 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 6.34:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 4.97.

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Relative luminance0.1157

Complementary

  1. #405ca8
  2. #a88c40

Split complementary

  1. #405ca8
  2. #a85840
  3. #90a840

Analogous

  1. #4090a8
  2. #405ca8
  3. #5840a8

Triadic

  1. #405ca8
  2. #a8405c
  3. #5ca840

Tetradic

  1. #405ca8
  2. #8c40a8
  3. #a88c40
  4. #5ca840

Square

  1. #405ca8
  2. #a84090
  3. #a88c40
  4. #40a858

Monochromatic

  1. #161f39
  2. #2b3e71
  3. #405ca8
  4. #6d85c7
  5. #a4b4dd

Shades

#405ca8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #405ca8
  2. #3a5397
  3. #334a86
  4. #2d4076
  5. #263765
  6. #202e54
  7. #1a2543
  8. #131c32
  9. #0d1222
  10. #060911
  11. #000000

Tints

#405ca8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #405ca8
  2. #536cb1
  3. #667db9
  4. #798dc2
  5. #8c9dcb
  6. #a0aed4
  7. #b3bedc
  8. #c6cee5
  9. #d9deee
  10. #eceff6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#405ca8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #405ca8
  2. #4660a4
  3. #4d63a0
  4. #53679c
  5. #5a6a98
  6. #606e94
  7. #667290
  8. #6d758c
  9. #737988
  10. #7a7c84
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #555e83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3965ab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #285ba6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006d7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3c61aa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #335ba7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1d678e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-405ca8 {
  color: #405ca8;
}
Background
.bg-405ca8 {
  background-color: #405ca8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-405ca8 {
  border: 2px solid #405ca8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #405ca8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 92 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 45% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-405ca8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #405ca8, #5840a8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-405ca8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 92 168 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.97 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.17 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.02 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.46 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.24 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.40 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.51 #bfa357 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#405ca8  rgb(64, 92, 168)  hsl(224, 45%, 45%)  Sapphire
#a88c40  rgb(168, 140, 64)  hsl(44, 45%, 45%)  Dark Goldenrod
#a8405c  rgb(168, 64, 92)  hsl(344, 45%, 45%)  Cordovan
#5ca840  rgb(92, 168, 64)  hsl(104, 45%, 45%)  Kelly Green