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#3B59CD

#3b59cd ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3b59cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 34.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.22% cyan, 56.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 227.67°, with 59.35% saturation and 51.76% 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 6.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 5.08.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1248

Complementary

  1. #3b59cd
  2. #cdaf3b

Split complementary

  1. #3b59cd
  2. #cd663b
  3. #a2cd3b

Analogous

  1. #3ba2cd
  2. #3b59cd
  3. #663bcd

Triadic

  1. #3b59cd
  2. #cd3b59
  3. #59cd3b

Tetradic

  1. #3b59cd
  2. #af3bcd
  3. #cdaf3b
  4. #59cd3b

Square

  1. #3b59cd
  2. #cd3ba2
  3. #cdaf3b
  4. #3bcd66

Monochromatic

  1. #172458
  2. #263d95
  3. #3b59cd
  4. #788ddd
  5. #b5c0ec

Shades

#3b59cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3b59cd
  2. #3550b9
  3. #2f47a4
  4. #293e90
  5. #23357b
  6. #1e2d67
  7. #182452
  8. #121b3e
  9. #0c1229
  10. #060915
  11. #000000

Tints

#3b59cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3b59cd
  2. #4f6ad2
  3. #627ad7
  4. #768bdc
  5. #899be1
  6. #9dace6
  7. #b1bdeb
  8. #c4cdf0
  9. #d8def5
  10. #ebeefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3b59cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3b59cd
  2. #425dc5
  3. #4961be
  4. #5065b6
  5. #5769ae
  6. #5e6da7
  7. #64709f
  8. #6b7497
  9. #72788f
  10. #797c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #565f99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ad1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005dcb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00768a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1964cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005bcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006ba9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3b59cd {
  color: #3b59cd;
}
Background
.bg-3b59cd {
  background-color: #3b59cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3b59cd {
  border: 2px solid #3b59cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3b59cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 59% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3b59cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3b59cd, #663bcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3b59cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.08 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.93 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.03 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.22 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.81 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.93 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.36 #c4a632 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#3b59cd  rgb(59, 89, 205)  hsl(228, 59%, 52%)  Sapphire
#cdaf3b  rgb(205, 175, 59)  hsl(48, 59%, 52%)  Old Gold
#cd3b59  rgb(205, 59, 89)  hsl(348, 59%, 52%)  Brick Red
#59cd3b  rgb(89, 205, 59)  hsl(108, 59%, 52%)  Lime Green