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#405CB2

#405cb2 ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#405cb2 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 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.04% cyan, 48.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 225.26°, with 47.11% saturation and 47.45% 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 6.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 4.64.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.1196

Complementary

  1. #405cb2
  2. #b29640

Split complementary

  1. #405cb2
  2. #b25d40
  3. #95b240

Analogous

  1. #4095b2
  2. #405cb2
  3. #5d40b2

Triadic

  1. #405cb2
  2. #b2405c
  3. #5cb240

Tetradic

  1. #405cb2
  2. #9640b2
  3. #b29640
  4. #5cb240

Square

  1. #405cb2
  2. #b24095
  3. #b29640
  4. #40b25d

Monochromatic

  1. #182241
  2. #2c3f7a
  3. #405cb2
  4. #7288cc
  5. #aab8e1

Shades

#405cb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #405cb2
  2. #3a53a0
  3. #334a8e
  4. #2d407d
  5. #26376b
  6. #202e59
  7. #1a2547
  8. #131c35
  9. #0d1224
  10. #060912
  11. #000000

Tints

#405cb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #405cb2
  2. #536cba
  3. #667dc1
  4. #798dc9
  5. #8c9dd1
  6. #a0aed9
  7. #b3bee0
  8. #c6cee8
  9. #d9def0
  10. #eceff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#405cb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #405cb2
  2. #4660ad
  3. #4d63a8
  4. #5367a3
  5. #5a6a9e
  6. #606e99
  7. #667294
  8. #6d758f
  9. #73798a
  10. #7a7c85
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #565f89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3066b5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #195cb0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00707e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3762b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2d5cb1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #136896 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-405cb2 {
  color: #405cb2;
}
Background
.bg-405cb2 {
  background-color: #405cb2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-405cb2 {
  border: 2px solid #405cb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #405cb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 92 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 47% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-405cb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #405cb2, #5d40b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-405cb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 92 178 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.64 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.01 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.64 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.81 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.44 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.45 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.98 #bfa34d Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#405cb2  rgb(64, 92, 178)  hsl(225, 47%, 47%)  Sapphire
#b29640  rgb(178, 150, 64)  hsl(45, 47%, 47%)  Brass
#b2405c  rgb(178, 64, 92)  hsl(345, 47%, 47%)  Brick Red
#5cb240  rgb(92, 178, 64)  hsl(105, 47%, 47%)  Kelly Green