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#03219B

#03219b ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#03219b is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.18% red, 12.94% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.06% cyan, 78.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 228.16°, with 96.2% saturation and 30.98% 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 12.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 1.12.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0347

Complementary

  1. #03219b
  2. #9b7d03

Split complementary

  1. #03219b
  2. #9b3103
  3. #6d9b03

Analogous

  1. #036d9b
  2. #03219b
  3. #31039b

Triadic

  1. #03219b
  2. #9b0321
  3. #219b03

Tetradic

  1. #03219b
  2. #7d039b
  3. #9b7d03
  4. #219b03

Square

  1. #03219b
  2. #9b036d
  3. #9b7d03
  4. #039b31

Monochromatic

  1. #000414
  2. #021150
  3. #03219b
  4. #0431e6
  5. #3c62fb

Shades

#03219b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #03219b
  2. #031e8c
  3. #021a7c
  4. #02176d
  5. #02145d
  6. #02114e
  7. #010d3e
  8. #010a2f
  9. #01071f
  10. #000310
  11. #000000

Tints

#03219b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #03219b
  2. #1c37a5
  3. #354daf
  4. #4f64b9
  5. #687ac3
  6. #8190cd
  7. #9aa6d7
  8. #b3bce1
  9. #cdd3eb
  10. #e6e9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#03219b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #03219b
  2. #102b98
  3. #1c3496
  4. #293e93
  5. #354790
  6. #42518e
  7. #4e5a8b
  8. #5b6488
  9. #676d85
  10. #747783
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #343434 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #282e6d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003c9e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002d99 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00475d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00339d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00299a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003b7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-03219b {
  color: #03219b;
}
Background
.bg-03219b {
  background-color: #03219b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-03219b {
  border: 2px solid #03219b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #03219b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 33 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 96% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-03219b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #03219b, #31039b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-03219b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 33 155 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 1.12 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.11 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 4.43 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.17 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.35 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.14 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 6.52 #fcde64 Inverted #343434 Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#03219b  rgb(3, 33, 155)  hsl(228, 96%, 31%)  Imperial Blue
#9b7d03  rgb(155, 125, 3)  hsl(48, 96%, 31%)  Dark Goldenrod
#9b0321  rgb(155, 3, 33)  hsl(348, 96%, 31%)  Carmine
#219b03  rgb(33, 155, 3)  hsl(108, 96%, 31%)  Islamic Green