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#33456B

#33456b ≈ Yale Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#33456b is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20% red, 27.06% green and 41.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.34% cyan, 35.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.04% black. Its hue angle is 220.71°, with 35.44% saturation and 30.98% 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 9.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 7.88.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0602

Complementary

  1. #33456b
  2. #6b5933

Split complementary

  1. #33456b
  2. #6b3d33
  3. #616b33

Analogous

  1. #33616b
  2. #33456b
  3. #3d336b

Triadic

  1. #33456b
  2. #6b3345
  3. #456b33

Tetradic

  1. #33456b
  2. #59336b
  3. #6b5933
  4. #456b33

Square

  1. #33456b
  2. #6b3361
  3. #6b5933
  4. #336b3d

Monochromatic

  1. #07090e
  2. #1a2437
  3. #33456b
  4. #4c669f
  5. #788fbf

Shades

#33456b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #33456b
  2. #2e3e60
  3. #293756
  4. #24304b
  5. #1f2940
  6. #1a2336
  7. #141c2b
  8. #0f1520
  9. #0a0e15
  10. #05070b
  11. #000000

Tints

#33456b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #33456b
  2. #47587a
  3. #5c6a89
  4. #707d97
  5. #858fa6
  6. #99a2b5
  7. #adb5c4
  8. #c2c7d3
  9. #d6dae1
  10. #ebecf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#33456b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #33456b
  2. #3b4b6d
  3. #42516f
  4. #4a5771
  5. #525d73
  6. #5a6376
  7. #616878
  8. #696e7a
  9. #71747c
  10. #787a7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f4557 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #37486d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #30436a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1b4d53 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #35476c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #31446b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #264a5d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-33456b {
  color: #33456b;
}
Background
.bg-33456b {
  background-color: #33456b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-33456b {
  border: 2px solid #33456b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #33456b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 69 107;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 35% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-33456b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #33456b, #3d336b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-33456b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 69 107 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.88 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 8.85 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 9.01 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.70 #003399 Smalt ΔE 10.11 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 11.11 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 11.64 #ccba94 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#33456b  rgb(51, 69, 107)  hsl(221, 35%, 31%)  Yale Blue
#6b5933  rgb(107, 89, 51)  hsl(41, 35%, 31%)  Field Drab
#6b3345  rgb(107, 51, 69)  hsl(341, 35%, 31%)  Wine
#456b33  rgb(69, 107, 51)  hsl(101, 35%, 31%)  Dark Olive Green