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#031FA0

#031fa0 ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#031fa0 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 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.13% cyan, 80.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 229.3°, with 96.32% saturation and 31.96% 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 12.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 1.99.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0354

Complementary

  1. #031fa0
  2. #a08403

Split complementary

  1. #031fa0
  2. #a03603
  3. #6da003

Analogous

  1. #036da0
  2. #031fa0
  3. #3603a0

Triadic

  1. #031fa0
  2. #a0031f
  3. #1fa003

Tetradic

  1. #031fa0
  2. #8403a0
  3. #a08403
  4. #1fa003

Square

  1. #031fa0
  2. #a0036d
  3. #a08403
  4. #03a036

Monochromatic

  1. #000414
  2. #021055
  3. #031fa0
  4. #042eeb
  5. #4162fb

Shades

#031fa0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #031fa0
  2. #031c90
  3. #021980
  4. #021670
  5. #021360
  6. #021050
  7. #010c40
  8. #010930
  9. #010620
  10. #000310
  11. #000000

Tints

#031fa0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #031fa0
  2. #1c35aa
  3. #354cb3
  4. #4f62bd
  5. #6879c6
  6. #818fd0
  7. #9aa5d9
  8. #b3bce3
  9. #cdd2ec
  10. #e6e9f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#031fa0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #031fa0
  2. #10299d
  3. #1c329a
  4. #293c96
  5. #354693
  6. #425090
  7. #4e598d
  8. #5b638a
  9. #676d86
  10. #747683
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #353535 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #282d70 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003ca4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002d9e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004860 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0033a2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00289f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003b7e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-031fa0 {
  color: #031fa0;
}
Background
.bg-031fa0 {
  background-color: #031fa0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-031fa0 {
  border: 2px solid #031fa0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #031fa0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 31 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 96% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-031fa0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #031fa0, #3603a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-031fa0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 31 160 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 1.99 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.29 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 4.48 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.49 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.94 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.95 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.31 #fce05f Inverted #353535 Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#031fa0  rgb(3, 31, 160)  hsl(229, 96%, 32%)  Imperial Blue
#a08403  rgb(160, 132, 3)  hsl(49, 96%, 32%)  Dark Goldenrod
#a0031f  rgb(160, 3, 31)  hsl(349, 96%, 32%)  Carmine
#1fa003  rgb(31, 160, 3)  hsl(109, 96%, 32%)  Islamic Green