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#03389C

#03389c ≈ Smalt

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#03389c is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.18% red, 21.96% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.08% cyan, 64.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 219.22°, with 96.23% saturation and 31.18% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), ΔE 1.55.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0525

Complementary

  1. #03389c
  2. #9c6703

Split complementary

  1. #03389c
  2. #9c1b03
  3. #859c03

Analogous

  1. #03859c
  2. #03389c
  3. #1b039c

Triadic

  1. #03389c
  2. #9c0338
  3. #389c03

Tetradic

  1. #03389c
  2. #67039c
  3. #9c6703
  4. #389c03

Square

  1. #03389c
  2. #9c0385
  3. #9c6703
  4. #039c1b

Monochromatic

  1. #000714
  2. #021d51
  3. #03389c
  4. #0453e7
  5. #3d7ffb

Shades

#03389c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #03389c
  2. #03328c
  3. #022d7d
  4. #02276d
  5. #02225e
  6. #021c4e
  7. #01163e
  8. #01112f
  9. #010b1f
  10. #000610
  11. #000000

Tints

#03389c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #03389c
  2. #1c4ca6
  3. #3560b0
  4. #4f74ba
  5. #6888c4
  6. #819cce
  7. #9aafd7
  8. #b3c3e1
  9. #cdd7eb
  10. #e6ebf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#03389c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #03389c
  2. #103f99
  3. #1c4696
  4. #294e94
  5. #355591
  6. #425c8e
  7. #4e638b
  8. #5b6a88
  9. #677286
  10. #747983
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #323d71 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00489f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003a9a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005364 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00429e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00399b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00497e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-03389c {
  color: #03389c;
}
Background
.bg-03389c {
  background-color: #03389c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-03389c {
  border: 2px solid #03389c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #03389c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 56 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 96% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-03389c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #03389c, #1b039c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-03389c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 56 156 / 0.35);
}

#003399 Smalt ΔE 1.55 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.53 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.97 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.01 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.24 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.94 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.19 #fcc763 Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Smalt
#03389c  rgb(3, 56, 156)  hsl(219, 96%, 31%)  Smalt
#9c6703  rgb(156, 103, 3)  hsl(39, 96%, 31%)  Golden Brown
#9c0338  rgb(156, 3, 56)  hsl(339, 96%, 31%)  Vivid Burgundy
#389c03  rgb(56, 156, 3)  hsl(99, 96%, 31%)  Islamic Green