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#3F59CD

#3f59cd ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3f59cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.71% red, 34.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.27% cyan, 56.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 229.01°, with 58.68% saturation and 52.55% 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 5.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 5.48.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1261

Complementary

  1. #3f59cd
  2. #cdb33f

Split complementary

  1. #3f59cd
  2. #cd6c3f
  3. #a0cd3f

Analogous

  1. #3fa0cd
  2. #3f59cd
  3. #6c3fcd

Triadic

  1. #3f59cd
  2. #cd3f59
  3. #59cd3f

Tetradic

  1. #3f59cd
  2. #b33fcd
  3. #cdb33f
  4. #59cd3f

Square

  1. #3f59cd
  2. #cd3fa0
  3. #cdb33f
  4. #3fcd6c

Monochromatic

  1. #18245b
  2. #283c98
  3. #3f59cd
  4. #7c8ddd
  5. #b8c2ed

Shades

#3f59cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3f59cd
  2. #3950b9
  3. #3247a4
  4. #2c3e90
  5. #26357b
  6. #202d67
  7. #192452
  8. #131b3e
  9. #0d1229
  10. #060915
  11. #000000

Tints

#3f59cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3f59cd
  2. #526ad2
  3. #657ad7
  4. #798bdc
  5. #8c9be1
  6. #9face6
  7. #b2bdeb
  8. #c5cdf0
  9. #d9def5
  10. #eceefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3f59cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3f59cd
  2. #465dc5
  3. #4c61be
  4. #5365b6
  5. #5969ae
  6. #606da7
  7. #66709f
  8. #6d7497
  9. #73788f
  10. #7a7c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.96:1 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 #1d64cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ccc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006ba9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3f59cd {
  color: #3f59cd;
}
Background
.bg-3f59cd {
  background-color: #3f59cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3f59cd {
  border: 2px solid #3f59cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3f59cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 63 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 59% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3f59cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3f59cd, #6c3fcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3f59cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(63 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.48 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.60 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.95 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.49 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.66 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.74 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.86 #c0a632 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#3f59cd  rgb(63, 89, 205)  hsl(229, 59%, 53%)  Sapphire
#cdb33f  rgb(205, 179, 63)  hsl(49, 59%, 53%)  Old Gold
#cd3f59  rgb(205, 63, 89)  hsl(349, 59%, 53%)  Brick Red
#59cd3f  rgb(89, 205, 63)  hsl(109, 59%, 53%)  Lime Green