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#032A9B

#032a9b ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#032a9b 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 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.06% cyan, 72.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 224.61°, 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 11.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 1.97.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0404

Complementary

  1. #032a9b
  2. #9b7403

Split complementary

  1. #032a9b
  2. #9b2803
  3. #769b03

Analogous

  1. #03769b
  2. #032a9b
  3. #28039b

Triadic

  1. #032a9b
  2. #9b032a
  3. #2a9b03

Tetradic

  1. #032a9b
  2. #74039b
  3. #9b7403
  4. #2a9b03

Square

  1. #032a9b
  2. #9b0376
  3. #9b7403
  4. #039b28

Monochromatic

  1. #000514
  2. #021650
  3. #032a9b
  4. #043ee6
  5. #3c6dfb

Shades

#032a9b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #032a9b
  2. #03268c
  3. #02227c
  4. #021d6d
  5. #02195d
  6. #02154e
  7. #01113e
  8. #010d2f
  9. #01081f
  10. #000410
  11. #000000

Tints

#032a9b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #032a9b
  2. #1c3fa5
  3. #3555af
  4. #4f6ab9
  5. #687fc3
  6. #8195cd
  7. #9aaad7
  8. #b3bfe1
  9. #cdd4eb
  10. #e6eaf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#032a9b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #032a9b
  2. #103398
  3. #1c3b96
  4. #294493
  5. #354c90
  6. #42558e
  7. #4e5e8b
  8. #5b6688
  9. #676f85
  10. #747783
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #393939 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2b336e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00409e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003299 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004b5f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00389d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002f9a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00407c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-032a9b {
  color: #032a9b;
}
Background
.bg-032a9b {
  background-color: #032a9b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-032a9b {
  border: 2px solid #032a9b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #032a9b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 42 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 96% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-032a9b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #032a9b, #28039b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-032a9b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 42 155 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 1.97 #003399 Smalt ΔE 2.94 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.03 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.27 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.89 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.57 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 7.43 #fcd564 Inverted #393939 Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#032a9b  rgb(3, 42, 155)  hsl(225, 96%, 31%)  Imperial Blue
#9b7403  rgb(155, 116, 3)  hsl(45, 96%, 31%)  Golden Brown
#9b032a  rgb(155, 3, 42)  hsl(345, 96%, 31%)  Vivid Burgundy
#2a9b03  rgb(42, 155, 3)  hsl(105, 96%, 31%)  Islamic Green