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#3659CD

#3659cd ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3659cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.18% red, 34.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.66% cyan, 56.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 226.09°, with 60.16% saturation and 50.78% 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 6.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 4.64.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1234

Complementary

  1. #3659cd
  2. #cdaa36

Split complementary

  1. #3659cd
  2. #cd5e36
  3. #a4cd36

Analogous

  1. #36a4cd
  2. #3659cd
  3. #5e36cd

Triadic

  1. #3659cd
  2. #cd3659
  3. #59cd36

Tetradic

  1. #3659cd
  2. #aa36cd
  3. #cdaa36
  4. #59cd36

Square

  1. #3659cd
  2. #cd36a4
  3. #cdaa36
  4. #36cd5e

Monochromatic

  1. #152455
  2. #243e92
  3. #3659cd
  4. #738cdc
  5. #b1beeb

Shades

#3659cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3659cd
  2. #3150b9
  3. #2b47a4
  4. #263e90
  5. #20357b
  6. #1b2d67
  7. #162452
  8. #101b3e
  9. #0b1229
  10. #050915
  11. #000000

Tints

#3659cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3659cd
  2. #4a6ad2
  3. #5e7ad7
  4. #728bdc
  5. #869be1
  6. #9bace6
  7. #afbdeb
  8. #c3cdf0
  9. #d7def5
  10. #ebeefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3659cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3659cd
  2. #3d5dc5
  3. #4561be
  4. #4c65b6
  5. #5469ae
  6. #5b6da7
  7. #62709f
  8. #6a7497
  9. #71788f
  10. #797c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.47:1 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 #1263cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005bcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006ba9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3659cd {
  color: #3659cd;
}
Background
.bg-3659cd {
  background-color: #3659cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3659cd {
  border: 2px solid #3659cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3659cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 60% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3659cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3659cd, #5e36cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3659cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.64 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.73 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.96 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.55 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.94 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.46 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.78 #c9a632 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#3659cd  rgb(54, 89, 205)  hsl(226, 60%, 51%)  Sapphire
#cdaa36  rgb(205, 170, 54)  hsl(46, 60%, 51%)  Metallic Gold
#cd3659  rgb(205, 54, 89)  hsl(346, 60%, 51%)  Brick Red
#59cd36  rgb(89, 205, 54)  hsl(106, 60%, 51%)  Lime Green