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#3559CD

#3559cd ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3559cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20.78% red, 34.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.15% cyan, 56.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 225.79°, with 60.32% saturation and 50.59% 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 6.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 4.56.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1231

Complementary

  1. #3559cd
  2. #cda935

Split complementary

  1. #3559cd
  2. #cd5d35
  3. #a5cd35

Analogous

  1. #35a5cd
  2. #3559cd
  3. #5d35cd

Triadic

  1. #3559cd
  2. #cd3559
  3. #59cd35

Tetradic

  1. #3559cd
  2. #a935cd
  3. #cda935
  4. #59cd35

Square

  1. #3559cd
  2. #cd35a5
  3. #cda935
  4. #35cd5d

Monochromatic

  1. #152454
  2. #243e91
  3. #3559cd
  4. #728bdc
  5. #b0beeb

Shades

#3559cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3559cd
  2. #3050b9
  3. #2a47a4
  4. #253e90
  5. #20357b
  6. #1b2d67
  7. #152452
  8. #101b3e
  9. #0b1229
  10. #050915
  11. #000000

Tints

#3559cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3559cd
  2. #496ad2
  3. #5d7ad7
  4. #728bdc
  5. #869be1
  6. #9aace6
  7. #aebdeb
  8. #c2cdf0
  9. #d7def5
  10. #ebeefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3559cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3559cd
  2. #3d5dc5
  3. #4461be
  4. #4c65b6
  5. #5369ae
  6. #5b6da7
  7. #62709f
  8. #6a7497
  9. #71788f
  10. #797c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #545f99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ad1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ccb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00768a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1163cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005bcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006ba9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3559cd {
  color: #3559cd;
}
Background
.bg-3559cd {
  background-color: #3559cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3559cd {
  border: 2px solid #3559cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3559cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 53 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 60% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3559cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3559cd, #5d35cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3559cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(53 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.56 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.64 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.97 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.65 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.97 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.56 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.73 #caa632 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#3559cd  rgb(53, 89, 205)  hsl(226, 60%, 51%)  Sapphire
#cda935  rgb(205, 169, 53)  hsl(46, 60%, 51%)  Metallic Gold
#cd3559  rgb(205, 53, 89)  hsl(346, 60%, 51%)  Brick Red
#59cd35  rgb(89, 205, 53)  hsl(106, 60%, 51%)  Lime Green