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#00249F

#00249f ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00249f is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 14.12% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 77.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.65% black. Its hue angle is 226.42°, with 100% saturation and 31.18% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 1.42.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0376

Complementary

  1. #00249f
  2. #9f7b00

Split complementary

  1. #00249f
  2. #9f2c00
  3. #749f00

Analogous

  1. #00749f
  2. #00249f
  3. #2c009f

Triadic

  1. #00249f
  2. #9f0024
  3. #249f00

Tetradic

  1. #00249f
  2. #7b009f
  3. #9f7b00
  4. #249f00

Square

  1. #00249f
  2. #9f0074
  3. #9f7b00
  4. #009f2c

Monochromatic

  1. #000514
  2. #001353
  3. #00249f
  4. #0035ec
  5. #3966ff

Shades

#00249f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00249f
  2. #00208f
  3. #001d7f
  4. #00196f
  5. #00165f
  6. #001250
  7. #000e40
  8. #000b30
  9. #000720
  10. #000410
  11. #000000

Tints

#00249f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00249f
  2. #1a3aa9
  3. #3350b2
  4. #4d66bc
  5. #667cc5
  6. #8092cf
  7. #99a7d9
  8. #b3bde2
  9. #ccd3ec
  10. #e6e9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00249f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00249f
  2. #0d2d9c
  3. #1a3699
  4. #264096
  5. #334993
  6. #405290
  7. #4d5b8c
  8. #5a6489
  9. #666e86
  10. #737783
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #373737 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #293070 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003ea3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002f9d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004a60 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0035a1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002b9e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003e7e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00249f {
  color: #00249f;
}
Background
.bg-00249f {
  background-color: #00249f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-00249f {
  border: 2px solid #00249f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00249f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 36 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 100% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00249f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00249f, #2c009f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00249f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 36 159 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 1.42 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.49 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.34 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.69 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.32 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.58 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.99 #ffdb60 Inverted #373737 Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#00249f  rgb(0, 36, 159)  hsl(226, 100%, 31%)  Imperial Blue
#9f7b00  rgb(159, 123, 0)  hsl(46, 100%, 31%)  Dark Goldenrod
#9f0024  rgb(159, 0, 36)  hsl(346, 100%, 31%)  Carmine
#249f00  rgb(36, 159, 0)  hsl(106, 100%, 31%)  Islamic Green