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#203D8A

#203d8a ≈ Smalt

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#203d8a is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.55% red, 23.92% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.81% cyan, 55.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 223.58°, with 62.35% saturation and 33.33% 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 10.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), ΔE 4.21.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0548

Complementary

  1. #203d8a
  2. #8a6d20

Split complementary

  1. #203d8a
  2. #8a3820
  3. #728a20

Analogous

  1. #20728a
  2. #203d8a
  3. #38208a

Triadic

  1. #203d8a
  2. #8a203d
  3. #3d8a20

Tetradic

  1. #203d8a
  2. #6d208a
  3. #8a6d20
  4. #3d8a20

Square

  1. #203d8a
  2. #8a2072
  3. #8a6d20
  4. #208a38

Monochromatic

  1. #040711
  2. #12224c
  3. #203d8a
  4. #2e58c8
  5. #6787dc

Shades

#203d8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #203d8a
  2. #1d377c
  3. #1a316e
  4. #162b61
  5. #132553
  6. #101f45
  7. #0d1837
  8. #0a1229
  9. #060c1c
  10. #03060e
  11. #000000

Tints

#203d8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #203d8a
  2. #365096
  3. #4d64a1
  4. #6377ad
  5. #798bb9
  6. #909ec5
  7. #a6b1d0
  8. #bcc5dc
  9. #d2d8e8
  10. #e9ecf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#203d8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #203d8a
  2. #2a4489
  3. #334a88
  4. #3d5187
  5. #465886
  6. #505f85
  7. #5a6584
  8. #636c83
  9. #6d7382
  10. #767981
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #374067 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00478d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003e88 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00505d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #10438c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003d89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004972 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-203d8a {
  color: #203d8a;
}
Background
.bg-203d8a {
  background-color: #203d8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-203d8a {
  border: 2px solid #203d8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #203d8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 61 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 62% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-203d8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #203d8a, #38208a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-203d8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 61 138 / 0.35);
}

#003399 Smalt ΔE 4.21 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.40 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.48 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.53 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.14 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.51 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.38 #dfc275 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Smalt
#203d8a  rgb(32, 61, 138)  hsl(224, 62%, 33%)  Smalt
#8a6d20  rgb(138, 109, 32)  hsl(44, 62%, 33%)  Golden Brown
#8a203d  rgb(138, 32, 61)  hsl(344, 62%, 33%)  Claret
#3d8a20  rgb(61, 138, 32)  hsl(104, 62%, 33%)  Forest Green