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#112E8A

#112e8a ≈ Smalt

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#112e8a is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 6.67% red, 18.04% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.68% cyan, 66.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 225.62°, with 78.06% saturation and 30.39% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), ΔE 2.5.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0391

Complementary

  1. #112e8a
  2. #8a6d11

Split complementary

  1. #112e8a
  2. #8a3011
  3. #6a8a11

Analogous

  1. #116a8a
  2. #112e8a
  3. #30118a

Triadic

  1. #112e8a
  2. #8a112e
  3. #2e8a11

Tetradic

  1. #112e8a
  2. #6d118a
  3. #8a6d11
  4. #2e8a11

Square

  1. #112e8a
  2. #8a116a
  3. #8a6d11
  4. #118a30

Monochromatic

  1. #020612
  2. #091746
  3. #112e8a
  4. #1945ce
  5. #4b71e9

Shades

#112e8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #112e8a
  2. #0f297c
  3. #0e256e
  4. #0c2061
  5. #0a1c53
  6. #091745
  7. #071237
  8. #050e29
  9. #03091c
  10. #02050e
  11. #000000

Tints

#112e8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #112e8a
  2. #294396
  3. #4158a1
  4. #586dad
  5. #7082b9
  6. #8897c5
  7. #a0abd0
  8. #b8c0dc
  9. #cfd5e8
  10. #e7eaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#112e8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #112e8a
  2. #1c3689
  3. #273e88
  4. #324787
  5. #3d4f86
  6. #495785
  7. #545f84
  8. #5f6783
  9. #6a7082
  10. #757881
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #383838 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2c3463 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003d8d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003288 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004757 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00388c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003089 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003e6f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-112e8a {
  color: #112e8a;
}
Background
.bg-112e8a {
  background-color: #112e8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-112e8a {
  border: 2px solid #112e8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #112e8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 46 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 78% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-112e8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #112e8a, #30118a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-112e8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 46 138 / 0.35);
}

#003399 Smalt ΔE 2.50 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.85 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.17 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 6.85 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.39 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.84 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.87 #eed175 Inverted #383838 Grayscale 

Smalt
#112e8a  rgb(17, 46, 138)  hsl(226, 78%, 30%)  Smalt
#8a6d11  rgb(138, 109, 17)  hsl(46, 78%, 30%)  Golden Brown
#8a112e  rgb(138, 17, 46)  hsl(346, 78%, 30%)  Burgundy
#2e8a11  rgb(46, 138, 17)  hsl(106, 78%, 30%)  India Green