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#032AA4

#032aa4 ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#032aa4 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 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.17% cyan, 74.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 225.47°, with 96.41% saturation and 32.75% 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 11.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 2.64.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0436

Complementary

  1. #032aa4
  2. #a47d03

Split complementary

  1. #032aa4
  2. #a42d03
  3. #7ba403

Analogous

  1. #037ba4
  2. #032aa4
  3. #2d03a4

Triadic

  1. #032aa4
  2. #a4032a
  3. #2aa403

Tetradic

  1. #032aa4
  2. #7d03a4
  3. #a47d03
  4. #2aa403

Square

  1. #032aa4
  2. #a4037b
  3. #a47d03
  4. #03a42d

Monochromatic

  1. #000514
  2. #021759
  3. #032aa4
  4. #043def
  5. #4471fc

Shades

#032aa4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #032aa4
  2. #032694
  3. #022283
  4. #021d73
  5. #021962
  6. #021552
  7. #011142
  8. #010d31
  9. #010821
  10. #000410
  11. #000000

Tints

#032aa4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #032aa4
  2. #1c3fad
  3. #3555b6
  4. #4f6abf
  5. #687fc8
  6. #8195d2
  7. #9aaadb
  8. #b3bfe4
  9. #cdd4ed
  10. #e6eaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#032aa4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #032aa4
  2. #1033a0
  3. #1c3b9d
  4. #294499
  5. #354c96
  6. #425592
  7. #4e5e8e
  8. #5b668b
  9. #676f87
  10. #747784
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3b3b3b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2d3574 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0042a8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0033a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004e65 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003aa6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0030a3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004283 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-032aa4 {
  color: #032aa4;
}
Background
.bg-032aa4 {
  background-color: #032aa4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-032aa4 {
  border: 2px solid #032aa4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #032aa4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 42 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 96% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-032aa4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #032aa4, #2d03a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-032aa4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 42 164 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 2.64 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.76 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.53 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.75 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.04 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.94 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.47 #fcd55b Inverted #3b3b3b Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#032aa4  rgb(3, 42, 164)  hsl(225, 96%, 33%)  Imperial Blue
#a47d03  rgb(164, 125, 3)  hsl(45, 96%, 33%)  Dark Goldenrod
#a4032a  rgb(164, 3, 42)  hsl(345, 96%, 33%)  Vivid Burgundy
#2aa403  rgb(42, 164, 3)  hsl(105, 96%, 33%)  Islamic Green