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#032A8B

#032a8b ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#032a8b is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.18% red, 16.47% green and 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.84% cyan, 69.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 222.79°, with 95.77% saturation and 27.84% 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 12.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 2.82.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0354

Complementary

  1. #032a8b
  2. #8b6403

Split complementary

  1. #032a8b
  2. #8b2003
  3. #6e8b03

Analogous

  1. #036e8b
  2. #032a8b
  3. #20038b

Triadic

  1. #032a8b
  2. #8b032a
  3. #2a8b03

Tetradic

  1. #032a8b
  2. #64038b
  3. #8b6403
  4. #2a8b03

Square

  1. #032a8b
  2. #8b036e
  3. #8b6403
  4. #038b20

Monochromatic

  1. #000614
  2. #011340
  3. #032a8b
  4. #0541d6
  5. #2d68fa

Shades

#032a8b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #032a8b
  2. #03267d
  3. #02226f
  4. #021d61
  5. #021953
  6. #021546
  7. #011138
  8. #010d2a
  9. #01081c
  10. #00040e
  11. #000000

Tints

#032a8b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #032a8b
  2. #1c3f97
  3. #3555a2
  4. #4f6aae
  5. #687fb9
  6. #8195c5
  7. #9aaad1
  8. #b3bfdc
  9. #cdd4e8
  10. #e6eaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#032a8b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #032a8b
  2. #10338a
  3. #1c3b89
  4. #294488
  5. #354c87
  6. #425586
  7. #4e5e84
  8. #5b6683
  9. #676f82
  10. #747781
  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 #283163 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003b8e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002f89 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004557 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00358d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002d8a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003c6f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-032a8b {
  color: #032a8b;
}
Background
.bg-032a8b {
  background-color: #032a8b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-032a8b {
  border: 2px solid #032a8b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #032a8b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 42 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 96% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-032a8b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #032a8b, #20038b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-032a8b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 42 139 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 2.82 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.08 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.51 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 6.15 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.76 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.95 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.73 #fcd574 Inverted #353535 Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#032a8b  rgb(3, 42, 139)  hsl(223, 96%, 28%)  Imperial Blue
#8b6403  rgb(139, 100, 3)  hsl(43, 96%, 28%)  Golden Brown
#8b032a  rgb(139, 3, 42)  hsl(343, 96%, 28%)  Burgundy
#2a8b03  rgb(42, 139, 3)  hsl(103, 96%, 28%)  India Green