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#002E97

#002e97 ≈ Smalt

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#002e97 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 18.04% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 69.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 221.72°, with 100% saturation and 29.61% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), ΔE 1.55.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0419

Complementary

  1. #002e97
  2. #976900

Split complementary

  1. #002e97
  2. #971d00
  3. #7a9700

Analogous

  1. #007a97
  2. #002e97
  3. #1d0097

Triadic

  1. #002e97
  2. #97002e
  3. #2e9700

Tetradic

  1. #002e97
  2. #690097
  3. #976900
  4. #2e9700

Square

  1. #002e97
  2. #97007a
  3. #976900
  4. #00971d

Monochromatic

  1. #000614
  2. #00174b
  3. #002e97
  4. #0045e4
  5. #3170ff

Shades

#002e97 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #002e97
  2. #002988
  3. #002579
  4. #00206a
  5. #001c5b
  6. #00174c
  7. #00123c
  8. #000e2d
  9. #00091e
  10. #00050f
  11. #000000

Tints

#002e97 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #002e97
  2. #1a43a1
  3. #3358ac
  4. #4d6db6
  5. #6682c1
  6. #8097cb
  7. #99abd5
  8. #b3c0e0
  9. #ccd5ea
  10. #e6eaf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#002e97 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #002e97
  2. #0d3695
  3. #1a3e92
  4. #264790
  5. #334f8e
  6. #40578c
  7. #4d5f89
  8. #5a6787
  9. #667085
  10. #737882
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3a3a3a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2c356c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00419a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003395 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004b5e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003a99 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003196 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004179 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-002e97 {
  color: #002e97;
}
Background
.bg-002e97 {
  background-color: #002e97;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-002e97 {
  border: 2px solid #002e97;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #002e97;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 46 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 100% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-002e97 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #002e97, #1d0097);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-002e97 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 46 151 / 0.35);
}

#003399 Smalt ΔE 1.55 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.64 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.17 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.88 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.79 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.73 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 7.86 #ffd168 Inverted #3a3a3a Grayscale 

Smalt
#002e97  rgb(0, 46, 151)  hsl(222, 100%, 30%)  Smalt
#976900  rgb(151, 105, 0)  hsl(42, 100%, 30%)  Golden Brown
#97002e  rgb(151, 0, 46)  hsl(342, 100%, 30%)  Vivid Burgundy
#2e9700  rgb(46, 151, 0)  hsl(102, 100%, 30%)  Islamic Green