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#3255CD

#3255cd ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3255cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.61% red, 33.33% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.61% cyan, 58.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 226.45°, with 60.78% saturation and 50% 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 6.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 4.23.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1158

Complementary

  1. #3255cd
  2. #cdaa32

Split complementary

  1. #3255cd
  2. #cd5c32
  3. #a3cd32

Analogous

  1. #32a3cd
  2. #3255cd
  3. #5c32cd

Triadic

  1. #3255cd
  2. #cd3255
  3. #55cd32

Tetradic

  1. #3255cd
  2. #aa32cd
  3. #cdaa32
  4. #55cd32

Square

  1. #3255cd
  2. #cd32a3
  3. #cdaa32
  4. #32cd5c

Monochromatic

  1. #142252
  2. #233c8f
  3. #3255cd
  4. #7088dc
  5. #adbbeb

Shades

#3255cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3255cd
  2. #2d4db9
  3. #2844a4
  4. #233c90
  5. #1e337b
  6. #192b67
  7. #142252
  8. #0f1a3e
  9. #0a1129
  10. #050915
  11. #000000

Tints

#3255cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3255cd
  2. #4766d2
  3. #5b77d7
  4. #7088dc
  5. #8499e1
  6. #99aae6
  7. #adbbeb
  8. #c2ccf0
  9. #d6ddf5
  10. #ebeefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3255cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3255cd
  2. #3a59c5
  3. #425ebe
  4. #4962b6
  5. #5166ae
  6. #596ba7
  7. #616f9f
  8. #697397
  9. #70778f
  10. #787c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #515c98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0059cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007389 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0060cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0057cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0068a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3255cd {
  color: #3255cd;
}
Background
.bg-3255cd {
  background-color: #3255cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3255cd {
  border: 2px solid #3255cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3255cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 50 85 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 61% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3255cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3255cd, #5c32cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3255cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(50 85 205 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.23 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.08 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.42 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.95 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.12 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.16 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.83 #cdaa32 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#3255cd  rgb(50, 85, 205)  hsl(226, 61%, 50%)  Sapphire
#cdaa32  rgb(205, 170, 50)  hsl(46, 61%, 50%)  Metallic Gold
#cd3255  rgb(205, 50, 85)  hsl(346, 61%, 50%)  Brick Red
#55cd32  rgb(85, 205, 50)  hsl(106, 61%, 50%)  Lime Green