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#33539A

#33539a ≈ Yale Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#33539a is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20% red, 32.55% green and 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.88% cyan, 46.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.61% black. Its hue angle is 221.36°, with 50.24% saturation and 40.2% 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 7.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 4.14.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.0922

Complementary

  1. #33539a
  2. #9a7a33

Split complementary

  1. #33539a
  2. #9a4733
  3. #879a33

Analogous

  1. #33879a
  2. #33539a
  3. #47339a

Triadic

  1. #33539a
  2. #9a3353
  3. #539a33

Tetradic

  1. #33539a
  2. #7a339a
  3. #9a7a33
  4. #539a33

Square

  1. #33539a
  2. #9a3387
  3. #9a7a33
  4. #339a47

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1527
  2. #203461
  3. #33539a
  4. #5377c6
  5. #8da5d9

Shades

#33539a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #33539a
  2. #2e4b8b
  3. #29427b
  4. #243a6c
  5. #1f325c
  6. #1a2a4d
  7. #14213e
  8. #0f192e
  9. #0a111f
  10. #05080f
  11. #000000

Tints

#33539a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #33539a
  2. #4764a4
  3. #5c75ae
  4. #7087b8
  5. #8598c2
  6. #99a9cd
  7. #adbad7
  8. #c2cbe1
  9. #d6ddeb
  10. #ebeef5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#33539a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #33539a
  2. #3b5897
  3. #425c95
  4. #4a6192
  5. #526590
  6. #5a6a8d
  7. #616e8a
  8. #697388
  9. #717785
  10. #787c83
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a5577 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #305b9d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1e5199 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00636f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #31589c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #285299 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005d82 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-33539a {
  color: #33539a;
}
Background
.bg-33539a {
  background-color: #33539a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-33539a {
  border: 2px solid #33539a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #33539a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 83 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 50% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-33539a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #33539a, #47339a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-33539a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 83 154 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 4.14 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.38 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.91 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.45 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.64 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.52 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.77 #ccac65 Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#33539a  rgb(51, 83, 154)  hsl(221, 50%, 40%)  Yale Blue
#9a7a33  rgb(154, 122, 51)  hsl(41, 50%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#9a3353  rgb(154, 51, 83)  hsl(341, 50%, 40%)  Jazzberry Jam
#539a33  rgb(83, 154, 51)  hsl(101, 50%, 40%)  Olive Drab