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#4557BB

#4557bb ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4557bb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 34.12% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.1% cyan, 53.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 230.85°, with 46.46% saturation and 50.2% 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 6.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 5.12.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1167

Complementary

  1. #4557bb
  2. #bba945

Split complementary

  1. #4557bb
  2. #bb6e45
  3. #92bb45

Analogous

  1. #4592bb
  2. #4557bb
  3. #6e45bb

Triadic

  1. #4557bb
  2. #bb4557
  3. #57bb45

Tetradic

  1. #4557bb
  2. #a945bb
  3. #bba945
  4. #57bb45

Square

  1. #4557bb
  2. #bb4592
  3. #bba945
  4. #45bb6e

Monochromatic

  1. #1c234b
  2. #303d83
  3. #4557bb
  4. #7d8acf
  5. #b5bce4

Shades

#4557bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4557bb
  2. #3e4ea8
  3. #374696
  4. #303d83
  5. #293470
  6. #232c5e
  7. #1c234b
  8. #151a38
  9. #0e1125
  10. #070913
  11. #000000

Tints

#4557bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4557bb
  2. #5868c2
  3. #6a79c9
  4. #7d89cf
  5. #8f9ad6
  6. #a2abdd
  7. #b5bce4
  8. #c7cdeb
  9. #daddf1
  10. #eceef8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4557bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4557bb
  2. #4b5bb5
  3. #515faf
  4. #5763a9
  5. #5d67a3
  6. #636c9e
  7. #687098
  8. #6e7492
  9. #74788c
  10. #7a7c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #565c8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1565bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006e80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2f60bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2559ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1b669b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4557bb {
  color: #4557bb;
}
Background
.bg-4557bb {
  background-color: #4557bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4557bb {
  border: 2px solid #4557bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4557bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 87 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 46% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4557bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4557bb, #6e45bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4557bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 87 187 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.12 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.71 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.98 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.10 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.20 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.26 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.28 #baa844 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#4557bb  rgb(69, 87, 187)  hsl(231, 46%, 50%)  Sapphire
#bba945  rgb(187, 169, 69)  hsl(51, 46%, 50%)  Brass
#bb4557  rgb(187, 69, 87)  hsl(351, 46%, 50%)  Brick Red
#57bb45  rgb(87, 187, 69)  hsl(111, 46%, 50%)  Kelly Green