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#324D8A

#324d8a ≈ Yale Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#324d8a is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.61% red, 30.2% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.77% cyan, 44.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 221.59°, with 46.81% saturation and 36.86% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 4.09.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.0782

Complementary

  1. #324d8a
  2. #8a6f32

Split complementary

  1. #324d8a
  2. #8a4332
  3. #798a32

Analogous

  1. #32798a
  2. #324d8a
  3. #43328a

Triadic

  1. #324d8a
  2. #8a324d
  3. #4d8a32

Tetradic

  1. #324d8a
  2. #6f328a
  3. #8a6f32
  4. #4d8a32

Square

  1. #324d8a
  2. #8a3279
  3. #8a6f32
  4. #328a43

Monochromatic

  1. #090e1a
  2. #1e2e52
  3. #324d8a
  4. #4b6ebe
  5. #839bd2

Shades

#324d8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #324d8a
  2. #2d457c
  3. #283e6e
  4. #233661
  5. #1e2e53
  6. #192745
  7. #141f37
  8. #0f1729
  9. #0a0f1c
  10. #05080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#324d8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #324d8a
  2. #475f96
  3. #5b71a1
  4. #7082ad
  5. #8494b9
  6. #99a6c5
  7. #adb8d0
  8. #c2cadc
  9. #d6dbe8
  10. #ebedf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#324d8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #324d8a
  2. #3a5289
  3. #425788
  4. #495c87
  5. #516186
  6. #596785
  7. #616c84
  8. #697183
  9. #707682
  10. #787b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #454e6c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #31538c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #244b89 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005b64 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #32518b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2a4c89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #125675 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-324d8a {
  color: #324d8a;
}
Background
.bg-324d8a {
  background-color: #324d8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-324d8a {
  border: 2px solid #324d8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #324d8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 50 77 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 47% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-324d8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #324d8a, #43328a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-324d8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(50 77 138 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 4.09 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.45 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.62 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.36 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.75 #003399 Smalt ΔE 8.91 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.26 #cdb275 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#324d8a  rgb(50, 77, 138)  hsl(222, 47%, 37%)  Yale Blue
#8a6f32  rgb(138, 111, 50)  hsl(42, 47%, 37%)  Raw Umber
#8a324d  rgb(138, 50, 77)  hsl(342, 47%, 37%)  Boysenberry
#4d8a32  rgb(77, 138, 50)  hsl(102, 47%, 37%)  Forest Green