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#003E81

#003e81 ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#003e81 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 24.31% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 51.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.41% black. Its hue angle is 211.16°, with 100% saturation and 25.29% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 5.04.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0503

Complementary

  1. #003e81
  2. #814300

Split complementary

  1. #003e81
  2. #810200
  3. #7e8100

Analogous

  1. #007e81
  2. #003e81
  3. #020081

Triadic

  1. #003e81
  2. #81003e
  3. #3e8100

Tetradic

  1. #003e81
  2. #430081
  3. #814300
  4. #3e8100

Square

  1. #003e81
  2. #81007e
  3. #814300
  4. #008102

Monochromatic

  1. #000a14
  2. #001934
  3. #003e81
  4. #0063cd
  5. #1b89ff

Shades

#003e81 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #003e81
  2. #003874
  3. #003267
  4. #002b5a
  5. #00254d
  6. #001f41
  7. #001934
  8. #001327
  9. #000c1a
  10. #00060d
  11. #000000

Tints

#003e81 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #003e81
  2. #1a518e
  3. #33659a
  4. #4d78a7
  5. #668bb3
  6. #809fc0
  7. #99b2cd
  8. #b3c5d9
  9. #ccd8e6
  10. #e6ecf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#003e81 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #003e81
  2. #0d4581
  3. #1a4b81
  4. #265281
  5. #335881
  6. #405f81
  7. #4d6680
  8. #5a6c80
  9. #667380
  10. #737980
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #313f60 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #114583 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003a80 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004f59 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0b4282 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003c80 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00486b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-003e81 {
  color: #003e81;
}
Background
.bg-003e81 {
  background-color: #003e81;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-003e81 {
  border: 2px solid #003e81;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #003e81;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 62 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 211 100% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-003e81 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #003e81, #020081);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-003e81 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 62 129 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.04 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.04 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.40 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 6.94 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.99 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.19 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.92 #ffc17e Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#003e81  rgb(0, 62, 129)  hsl(211, 100%, 25%)  Yale Blue
#814300  rgb(129, 67, 0)  hsl(31, 100%, 25%)  Russet
#81003e  rgb(129, 0, 62)  hsl(331, 100%, 25%)  Pansy Purple
#3e8100  rgb(62, 129, 0)  hsl(91, 100%, 25%)  Avocado