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#3E59CD

#3e59cd ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3e59cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.31% red, 34.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.76% cyan, 56.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 228.67°, with 58.85% saturation and 52.35% 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 5.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 5.37.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1258

Complementary

  1. #3e59cd
  2. #cdb23e

Split complementary

  1. #3e59cd
  2. #cd6a3e
  3. #a0cd3e

Analogous

  1. #3ea0cd
  2. #3e59cd
  3. #6a3ecd

Triadic

  1. #3e59cd
  2. #cd3e59
  3. #59cd3e

Tetradic

  1. #3e59cd
  2. #b23ecd
  3. #cdb23e
  4. #59cd3e

Square

  1. #3e59cd
  2. #cd3ea0
  3. #cdb23e
  4. #3ecd6a

Monochromatic

  1. #17245b
  2. #273c97
  3. #3e59cd
  4. #7b8ddd
  5. #b8c2ec

Shades

#3e59cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3e59cd
  2. #3850b9
  3. #3247a4
  4. #2b3e90
  5. #25357b
  6. #1f2d67
  7. #192452
  8. #131b3e
  9. #0c1229
  10. #060915
  11. #000000

Tints

#3e59cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3e59cd
  2. #516ad2
  3. #657ad7
  4. #788bdc
  5. #8b9be1
  6. #9face6
  7. #b2bdeb
  8. #c5cdf0
  9. #d8def5
  10. #eceefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3e59cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3e59cd
  2. #455dc5
  3. #4b61be
  4. #5265b6
  5. #5869ae
  6. #5f6da7
  7. #66709f
  8. #6c7497
  9. #73788f
  10. #797c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #575f99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ad1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005dcb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00758a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1c64cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005bcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006ba9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3e59cd {
  color: #3e59cd;
}
Background
.bg-3e59cd {
  background-color: #3e59cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3e59cd {
  border: 2px solid #3e59cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3e59cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 59% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3e59cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3e59cd, #6a3ecd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3e59cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.37 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.71 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.94 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.55 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.60 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.75 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.99 #c1a632 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#3e59cd  rgb(62, 89, 205)  hsl(229, 59%, 52%)  Sapphire
#cdb23e  rgb(205, 178, 62)  hsl(49, 59%, 52%)  Old Gold
#cd3e59  rgb(205, 62, 89)  hsl(349, 59%, 52%)  Brick Red
#59cd3e  rgb(89, 205, 62)  hsl(109, 59%, 52%)  Lime Green