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#03497A

#03497a ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#03497a is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.18% red, 28.63% green and 47.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.54% cyan, 40.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.16% black. Its hue angle is 204.71°, with 95.2% saturation and 24.51% 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 9.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 3.77.

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. #03497a
  2. #7a3403

Split complementary

  1. #03497a
  2. #7a030d
  3. #7a7003

Analogous

  1. #037a70
  2. #03497a
  3. #030d7a

Triadic

  1. #03497a
  2. #7a0349
  3. #497a03

Tetradic

  1. #03497a
  2. #34037a
  3. #7a3403
  4. #497a03

Square

  1. #03497a
  2. #70037a
  3. #7a3403
  4. #0d7a03

Monochromatic

  1. #000c14
  2. #011c2f
  3. #03497a
  4. #0576c5
  5. #1d9ef9

Shades

#03497a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #03497a
  2. #03426e
  3. #023a62
  4. #023355
  5. #022c49
  6. #02253d
  7. #011d31
  8. #011625
  9. #010f18
  10. #00070c
  11. #000000

Tints

#03497a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #03497a
  2. #1c5b87
  3. #356d95
  4. #4f80a2
  5. #6892af
  6. #81a4bd
  7. #9ab6ca
  8. #b3c8d7
  9. #cddbe4
  10. #e6edf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#03497a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #03497a
  2. #104f7b
  3. #1c547b
  4. #295a7c
  5. #355f7c
  6. #42657d
  7. #4e6a7e
  8. #5b707e
  9. #67757f
  10. #747b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #36475f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #314c7c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1e4279 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00555b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #254b7b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #174579 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005069 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-03497a {
  color: #03497a;
}
Background
.bg-03497a {
  background-color: #03497a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-03497a {
  border: 2px solid #03497a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #03497a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 73 122;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 95% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-03497a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #03497a, #030d7a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-03497a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 73 122 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 3.77 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.17 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 8.29 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.54 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.66 #003399 Smalt ΔE 10.19 #1560bd Denim ΔE 10.52 #fcb685 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#03497a  rgb(3, 73, 122)  hsl(205, 95%, 25%)  Yale Blue
#7a3403  rgb(122, 52, 3)  hsl(25, 95%, 25%)  Russet
#7a0349  rgb(122, 3, 73)  hsl(325, 95%, 25%)  Pansy Purple
#497a03  rgb(73, 122, 3)  hsl(85, 95%, 25%)  Avocado