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#103C8B

#103c8b ≈ Smalt

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#103c8b is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 6.27% red, 23.53% green and 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.49% cyan, 56.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 218.54°, with 79.35% saturation and 30.39% 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 10.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), ΔE 4.08.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0521

Complementary

  1. #103c8b
  2. #8b5f10

Split complementary

  1. #103c8b
  2. #8b2210
  3. #798b10

Analogous

  1. #10798b
  2. #103c8b
  3. #22108b

Triadic

  1. #103c8b
  2. #8b103c
  3. #3c8b10

Tetradic

  1. #103c8b
  2. #5f108b
  3. #8b5f10
  4. #3c8b10

Square

  1. #103c8b
  2. #8b1079
  3. #8b5f10
  4. #108b22

Monochromatic

  1. #020812
  2. #081e46
  3. #103c8b
  4. #185ad0
  5. #4a83ea

Shades

#103c8b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #103c8b
  2. #0e367d
  3. #0d306f
  4. #0b2a61
  5. #0a2453
  6. #081e46
  7. #061838
  8. #05122a
  9. #030c1c
  10. #02060e
  11. #000000

Tints

#103c8b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #103c8b
  2. #285097
  3. #4063a2
  4. #5877ae
  5. #708ab9
  6. #889ec5
  7. #9fb1d1
  8. #b7c5dc
  9. #cfd8e8
  10. #e7ecf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#103c8b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #103c8b
  2. #1b438a
  3. #264a89
  4. #325088
  5. #3d5787
  6. #485e86
  7. #536584
  8. #5e6c83
  9. #6a7282
  10. #757981
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #333f67 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00468e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003b89 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00505d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00428d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003c8a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004972 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-103c8b {
  color: #103c8b;
}
Background
.bg-103c8b {
  background-color: #103c8b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-103c8b {
  border: 2px solid #103c8b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #103c8b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 16 60 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 79% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-103c8b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #103c8b, #22108b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-103c8b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(16 60 139 / 0.35);
}

#003399 Smalt ΔE 4.08 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.13 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.60 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.08 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.73 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 8.31 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.45 #efc374 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Smalt
#103c8b  rgb(16, 60, 139)  hsl(219, 79%, 30%)  Smalt
#8b5f10  rgb(139, 95, 16)  hsl(39, 79%, 30%)  Golden Brown
#8b103c  rgb(139, 16, 60)  hsl(339, 79%, 30%)  Claret
#3c8b10  rgb(60, 139, 16)  hsl(99, 79%, 30%)  India Green