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#031E98

#031e98 ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#031e98 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.18% red, 11.76% green and 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.03% cyan, 80.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.39% black. Its hue angle is 229.13°, with 96.13% saturation and 30.39% 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 12.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 1.43.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0321

Complementary

  1. #031e98
  2. #987d03

Split complementary

  1. #031e98
  2. #983303
  3. #689803

Analogous

  1. #036898
  2. #031e98
  3. #330398

Triadic

  1. #031e98
  2. #98031e
  3. #1e9803

Tetradic

  1. #031e98
  2. #7d0398
  3. #987d03
  4. #1e9803

Square

  1. #031e98
  2. #980368
  3. #987d03
  4. #039833

Monochromatic

  1. #000414
  2. #020f4d
  3. #031e98
  4. #042de3
  5. #395cfb

Shades

#031e98 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #031e98
  2. #031b89
  3. #02187a
  4. #02156a
  5. #02125b
  6. #020f4c
  7. #010c3d
  8. #01092e
  9. #01061e
  10. #00030f
  11. #000000

Tints

#031e98 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #031e98
  2. #1c35a2
  3. #354bad
  4. #4f62b7
  5. #6878c1
  6. #818fcc
  7. #9aa5d6
  8. #b3bce0
  9. #cdd2ea
  10. #e6e9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#031e98 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #031e98
  2. #102896
  3. #1c3293
  4. #293b91
  5. #35458e
  6. #424f8c
  7. #4e598a
  8. #5b6387
  9. #676c85
  10. #747682
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #323232 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #262b6a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00399b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002b96 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00445b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00309a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002697 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003878 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-031e98 {
  color: #031e98;
}
Background
.bg-031e98 {
  background-color: #031e98;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-031e98 {
  border: 2px solid #031e98;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #031e98;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 30 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 96% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-031e98 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #031e98, #330398);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-031e98 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 30 152 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 1.43 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.87 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 3.64 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.36 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.95 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 6.01 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.03 #fce167 Inverted #323232 Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#031e98  rgb(3, 30, 152)  hsl(229, 96%, 30%)  Imperial Blue
#987d03  rgb(152, 125, 3)  hsl(49, 96%, 30%)  Dark Goldenrod
#98031e  rgb(152, 3, 30)  hsl(349, 96%, 30%)  Carmine
#1e9803  rgb(30, 152, 3)  hsl(109, 96%, 30%)  Islamic Green