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#03219E

#03219e ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#03219e 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 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.1% cyan, 79.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 228.39°, with 96.27% saturation and 31.57% 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 12.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 1.49.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0358

Complementary

  1. #03219e
  2. #9e8003

Split complementary

  1. #03219e
  2. #9e3303
  3. #6e9e03

Analogous

  1. #036e9e
  2. #03219e
  3. #33039e

Triadic

  1. #03219e
  2. #9e0321
  3. #219e03

Tetradic

  1. #03219e
  2. #80039e
  3. #9e8003
  4. #219e03

Square

  1. #03219e
  2. #9e036e
  3. #9e8003
  4. #039e33

Monochromatic

  1. #000414
  2. #021153
  3. #03219e
  4. #0431e9
  5. #3f63fb

Shades

#03219e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #03219e
  2. #031e8e
  3. #021a7e
  4. #02176f
  5. #02145f
  6. #02114f
  7. #010d3f
  8. #010a2f
  9. #010720
  10. #000310
  11. #000000

Tints

#03219e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #03219e
  2. #1c37a8
  3. #354db1
  4. #4f64bb
  5. #687ac5
  6. #8190cf
  7. #9aa6d8
  8. #b3bce2
  9. #cdd3ec
  10. #e6e9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#03219e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #03219e
  2. #102b9b
  3. #1c3498
  4. #293e95
  5. #354792
  6. #42518f
  7. #4e5a8c
  8. #5b6489
  9. #676d86
  10. #747783
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #353535 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #292e6f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003da2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002d9c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00485f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0033a0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00299d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003c7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-03219e {
  color: #03219e;
}
Background
.bg-03219e {
  background-color: #03219e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-03219e {
  border: 2px solid #03219e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #03219e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 33 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 96% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-03219e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #03219e, #33039e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-03219e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 33 158 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 1.49 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.85 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 4.65 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.08 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.43 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.25 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.77 #fcde61 Inverted #353535 Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#03219e  rgb(3, 33, 158)  hsl(228, 96%, 32%)  Imperial Blue
#9e8003  rgb(158, 128, 3)  hsl(48, 96%, 32%)  Dark Goldenrod
#9e0321  rgb(158, 3, 33)  hsl(348, 96%, 32%)  Carmine
#219e03  rgb(33, 158, 3)  hsl(108, 96%, 32%)  Islamic Green