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#03486F

#03486f ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#03486f is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.18% red, 28.24% green and 43.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.3% cyan, 35.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.47% black. Its hue angle is 201.67°, with 94.74% saturation and 22.35% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 5.78.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003366
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Relative luminance0.058

Complementary

  1. #03486f
  2. #6f2a03

Split complementary

  1. #03486f
  2. #6f0312
  3. #6f6003

Analogous

  1. #036f60
  2. #03486f
  3. #03126f

Triadic

  1. #03486f
  2. #6f0348
  3. #486f03

Tetradic

  1. #03486f
  2. #2a036f
  3. #6f2a03
  4. #486f03

Square

  1. #03486f
  2. #60036f
  3. #6f2a03
  4. #126f03

Monochromatic

  1. #010d14
  2. #011824
  3. #03486f
  4. #0578b9
  5. #12a5f9

Shades

#03486f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #03486f
  2. #034164
  3. #023a59
  4. #02324e
  5. #022b43
  6. #022438
  7. #011d2c
  8. #011621
  9. #010e16
  10. #00070b
  11. #000000

Tints

#03486f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #03486f
  2. #1c5a7d
  3. #356d8c
  4. #4f7f9a
  5. #6891a9
  6. #81a4b7
  7. #9ab6c5
  8. #b3c8d4
  9. #cddae2
  10. #e6edf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#03486f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #03486f
  2. #104e71
  3. #1c5372
  4. #295974
  5. #355e76
  6. #426478
  7. #4e6a79
  8. #5b6f7b
  9. #67757d
  10. #747a7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #354658 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #354971 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #27406e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005256 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #294970 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1d436f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004e61 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-03486f {
  color: #03486f;
}
Background
.bg-03486f {
  background-color: #03486f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-03486f {
  border: 2px solid #03486f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #03486f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 72 111;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 95% 22%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-03486f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #03486f, #03126f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-03486f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 72 111 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.78 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 7.74 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.52 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 9.64 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 10.04 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 10.62 #003399 Smalt ΔE 10.76 #fcb790 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#03486f  rgb(3, 72, 111)  hsl(202, 95%, 22%)  Yale Blue
#6f2a03  rgb(111, 42, 3)  hsl(22, 95%, 22%)  Kobe
#6f0348  rgb(111, 3, 72)  hsl(322, 95%, 22%)  Tyrian Purple
#486f03  rgb(72, 111, 3)  hsl(82, 95%, 22%)  Sap Green