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#3359CD

#3359cd ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3359cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20% red, 34.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.12% cyan, 56.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 225.19°, with 60.63% 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 6.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 4.4.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1226

Complementary

  1. #3359cd
  2. #cda733

Split complementary

  1. #3359cd
  2. #cd5a33
  3. #a6cd33

Analogous

  1. #33a6cd
  2. #3359cd
  3. #5a33cd

Triadic

  1. #3359cd
  2. #cd3359
  3. #59cd33

Tetradic

  1. #3359cd
  2. #a733cd
  3. #cda733
  4. #59cd33

Square

  1. #3359cd
  2. #cd33a6
  3. #cda733
  4. #33cd5a

Monochromatic

  1. #142453
  2. #233e90
  3. #3359cd
  4. #708bdc
  5. #aebdeb

Shades

#3359cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3359cd
  2. #2e50b9
  3. #2947a4
  4. #243e90
  5. #1f357b
  6. #1a2d67
  7. #142452
  8. #0f1b3e
  9. #0a1229
  10. #050915
  11. #000000

Tints

#3359cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3359cd
  2. #476ad2
  3. #5c7ad7
  4. #708bdc
  5. #859be1
  6. #99ace6
  7. #adbdeb
  8. #c2cdf0
  9. #d6def5
  10. #ebeefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3359cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3359cd
  2. #3b5dc5
  3. #4261be
  4. #4a65b6
  5. #5269ae
  6. #5a6da7
  7. #61709f
  8. #697497
  9. #71788f
  10. #787c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #535f99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ad1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bcb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00768a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0e63cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005acc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006ba9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3359cd {
  color: #3359cd;
}
Background
.bg-3359cd {
  background-color: #3359cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3359cd {
  border: 2px solid #3359cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3359cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 61% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3359cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3359cd, #5a33cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3359cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.40 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.46 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.99 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.84 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.04 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.63 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.75 #cca632 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#3359cd  rgb(51, 89, 205)  hsl(225, 61%, 50%)  Sapphire
#cda733  rgb(205, 167, 51)  hsl(45, 61%, 50%)  Metallic Gold
#cd3359  rgb(205, 51, 89)  hsl(345, 61%, 50%)  Ruby
#59cd33  rgb(89, 205, 51)  hsl(105, 61%, 50%)  Lime Green