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#03497E

#03497e ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#03497e 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 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.62% cyan, 42.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.59% black. Its hue angle is 205.85°, with 95.35% saturation and 25.29% 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 9.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 3.13.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003366
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Relative luminance0.0629

Complementary

  1. #03497e
  2. #7e3803

Split complementary

  1. #03497e
  2. #7e030c
  3. #7e7503

Analogous

  1. #037e75
  2. #03497e
  3. #030c7e

Triadic

  1. #03497e
  2. #7e0349
  3. #497e03

Tetradic

  1. #03497e
  2. #38037e
  3. #7e3803
  4. #497e03

Square

  1. #03497e
  2. #75037e
  3. #7e3803
  4. #0c7e03

Monochromatic

  1. #000c14
  2. #011e33
  3. #03497e
  4. #0574c9
  5. #209cfa

Shades

#03497e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #03497e
  2. #034271
  3. #023a65
  4. #023358
  5. #022c4c
  6. #02253f
  7. #011d32
  8. #011626
  9. #010f19
  10. #00070d
  11. #000000

Tints

#03497e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #03497e
  2. #1c5b8b
  3. #356d98
  4. #4f80a5
  5. #6892b2
  6. #81a4bf
  7. #9ab6cb
  8. #b3c8d8
  9. #cddbe5
  10. #e6edf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#03497e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #03497e
  2. #104f7e
  3. #1c547e
  4. #295a7f
  5. #355f7f
  6. #42657f
  7. #4e6a7f
  8. #5b707f
  9. #677580
  10. #747b80
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #374862 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2e4c80 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1a427d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00565d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #234b7f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #13457d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00516c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-03497e {
  color: #03497e;
}
Background
.bg-03497e {
  background-color: #03497e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-03497e {
  border: 2px solid #03497e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #03497e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 73 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 95% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-03497e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #03497e, #030c7e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-03497e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 73 126 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 3.13 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.67 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.20 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.35 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 8.52 #003399 Smalt ΔE 9.89 #1560bd Denim ΔE 10.18 #fcb681 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#03497e  rgb(3, 73, 126)  hsl(206, 95%, 25%)  Yale Blue
#7e3803  rgb(126, 56, 3)  hsl(26, 95%, 25%)  Saddle Brown
#7e0349  rgb(126, 3, 73)  hsl(326, 95%, 25%)  Pansy Purple
#497e03  rgb(73, 126, 3)  hsl(86, 95%, 25%)  Avocado