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#03487F

#03487f ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#03487f 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 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.64% cyan, 43.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.2% black. Its hue angle is 206.61°, with 95.38% saturation and 25.49% 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 9.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 2.98.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003366
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Relative luminance0.0619

Complementary

  1. #03487f
  2. #7f3a03

Split complementary

  1. #03487f
  2. #7f030a
  3. #7f7803

Analogous

  1. #037f78
  2. #03487f
  3. #030a7f

Triadic

  1. #03487f
  2. #7f0348
  3. #487f03

Tetradic

  1. #03487f
  2. #3a037f
  3. #7f3a03
  4. #487f03

Square

  1. #03487f
  2. #78037f
  3. #7f3a03
  4. #0a7f03

Monochromatic

  1. #000b14
  2. #011e34
  3. #03487f
  4. #0572ca
  5. #219afa

Shades

#03487f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #03487f
  2. #034172
  3. #023a66
  4. #023259
  5. #022b4c
  6. #022440
  7. #011d33
  8. #011626
  9. #010e19
  10. #00070d
  11. #000000

Tints

#03487f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #03487f
  2. #1c5a8c
  3. #356d99
  4. #4f7fa5
  5. #6891b2
  6. #81a4bf
  7. #9ab6cc
  8. #b3c8d9
  9. #cddae5
  10. #e6edf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#03487f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #03487f
  2. #104e7f
  3. #1c537f
  4. #29597f
  5. #355e7f
  6. #426480
  7. #4e6a80
  8. #5b6f80
  9. #677580
  10. #747a80
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #364762 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2c4c81 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #15427e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00555d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #214a80 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #10447e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00506c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-03487f {
  color: #03487f;
}
Background
.bg-03487f {
  background-color: #03487f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-03487f {
  border: 2px solid #03487f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #03487f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 72 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 95% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-03487f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #03487f, #030a7f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-03487f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 72 127 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 2.98 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.42 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.13 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 8.36 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.60 #003399 Smalt ΔE 9.50 #1560bd Denim ΔE 10.29 #fcb780 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#03487f  rgb(3, 72, 127)  hsl(207, 95%, 25%)  Yale Blue
#7f3a03  rgb(127, 58, 3)  hsl(27, 95%, 25%)  Saddle Brown
#7f0348  rgb(127, 3, 72)  hsl(327, 95%, 25%)  Pansy Purple
#487f03  rgb(72, 127, 3)  hsl(87, 95%, 25%)  Avocado