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#031C86

#031c86 ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#031c86 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.18% red, 10.98% green and 52.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.76% cyan, 79.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.45% black. Its hue angle is 228.55°, with 95.62% saturation and 26.86% 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 13.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 2.62.

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Relative luminance0.0257

Complementary

  1. #031c86
  2. #866d03

Split complementary

  1. #031c86
  2. #862b03
  3. #5d8603

Analogous

  1. #035d86
  2. #031c86
  3. #2b0386

Triadic

  1. #031c86
  2. #86031c
  3. #1c8603

Tetradic

  1. #031c86
  2. #6d0386
  3. #866d03
  4. #1c8603

Square

  1. #031c86
  2. #86035d
  3. #866d03
  4. #03862b

Monochromatic

  1. #000414
  2. #010c3b
  3. #031c86
  4. #052cd1
  5. #2850fa

Shades

#031c86 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #031c86
  2. #031979
  3. #02166b
  4. #02145e
  5. #021150
  6. #020e43
  7. #010b36
  8. #010828
  9. #01061b
  10. #00030d
  11. #000000

Tints

#031c86 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #031c86
  2. #1c3392
  3. #35499e
  4. #4f60aa
  5. #6877b6
  6. #818ec3
  7. #9aa4cf
  8. #b3bbdb
  9. #cdd2e7
  10. #e6e8f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#031c86 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #031c86
  2. #102685
  3. #1c3085
  4. #293a84
  5. #354484
  6. #424e83
  7. #4e5882
  8. #5b6282
  9. #676c81
  10. #747681
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2d2d2d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #22275e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003389 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002684 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003d50 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002b88 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002285 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00326a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-031c86 {
  color: #031c86;
}
Background
.bg-031c86 {
  background-color: #031c86;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-031c86 {
  border: 2px solid #031c86;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #031c86;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 28 134;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 96% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-031c86 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #031c86, #2b0386);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-031c86 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 28 134 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 2.62 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 2.88 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 3.60 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.01 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.06 #000080 Navy ΔE 5.26 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.38 #fce379 Inverted #2d2d2d Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#031c86  rgb(3, 28, 134)  hsl(229, 96%, 27%)  Imperial Blue
#866d03  rgb(134, 109, 3)  hsl(49, 96%, 27%)  Olive
#86031c  rgb(134, 3, 28)  hsl(349, 96%, 27%)  Burgundy
#1c8603  rgb(28, 134, 3)  hsl(109, 96%, 27%)  India Green