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#031F89

#031f89 ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#031f89 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.18% red, 12.16% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.81% cyan, 77.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.27% black. Its hue angle is 227.46°, with 95.71% saturation and 27.45% 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 13.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 1.89.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0281

Complementary

  1. #031f89
  2. #896d03

Split complementary

  1. #031f89
  2. #892a03
  3. #628903

Analogous

  1. #036289
  2. #031f89
  3. #2a0389

Triadic

  1. #031f89
  2. #89031f
  3. #1f8903

Tetradic

  1. #031f89
  2. #6d0389
  3. #896d03
  4. #1f8903

Square

  1. #031f89
  2. #890362
  3. #896d03
  4. #03892a

Monochromatic

  1. #000514
  2. #010e3e
  3. #031f89
  4. #0530d4
  5. #2b56fa

Shades

#031f89 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #031f89
  2. #031c7b
  3. #02196e
  4. #021660
  5. #021352
  6. #021045
  7. #010c37
  8. #010929
  9. #01061b
  10. #00030e
  11. #000000

Tints

#031f89 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #031f89
  2. #1c3595
  3. #354ca1
  4. #4f62ac
  5. #6879b8
  6. #818fc4
  7. #9aa5d0
  8. #b3bcdc
  9. #cdd2e7
  10. #e6e9f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#031f89 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #031f89
  2. #102988
  3. #1c3287
  4. #293c86
  5. #354685
  6. #425085
  7. #4e5984
  8. #5b6383
  9. #676d82
  10. #747681
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2f2f2f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #232960 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00358c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002887 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003f53 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002e8b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002588 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00356c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-031f89 {
  color: #031f89;
}
Background
.bg-031f89 {
  background-color: #031f89;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-031f89 {
  border: 2px solid #031f89;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #031f89;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 31 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 96% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-031f89 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #031f89, #2a0389);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-031f89 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 31 137 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 1.89 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 3.55 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 4.14 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.98 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.66 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.89 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.95 #fce076 Inverted #2f2f2f Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#031f89  rgb(3, 31, 137)  hsl(227, 96%, 27%)  Imperial Blue
#896d03  rgb(137, 109, 3)  hsl(47, 96%, 27%)  Golden Brown
#89031f  rgb(137, 3, 31)  hsl(347, 96%, 27%)  Burgundy
#1f8903  rgb(31, 137, 3)  hsl(107, 96%, 27%)  India Green