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#33539B

#33539b ≈ Yale Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#33539b 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 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.1% cyan, 46.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 221.54°, with 50.49% saturation and 40.39% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 4.2.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.0926

Complementary

  1. #33539b
  2. #9b7b33

Split complementary

  1. #33539b
  2. #9b4733
  3. #879b33

Analogous

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

Triadic

  1. #33539b
  2. #9b3353
  3. #539b33

Tetradic

  1. #33539b
  2. #7b339b
  3. #9b7b33
  4. #539b33

Square

  1. #33539b
  2. #9b3387
  3. #9b7b33
  4. #339b47

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1528
  2. #203461
  3. #33539b
  4. #5477c7
  5. #8da5da

Shades

#33539b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #33539b
  2. #2e4b8c
  3. #29427c
  4. #243a6d
  5. #1f325d
  6. #1a2a4e
  7. #14213e
  8. #0f192f
  9. #0a111f
  10. #050810
  11. #000000

Tints

#33539b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #33539b
  2. #4764a5
  3. #5c75af
  4. #7087b9
  5. #8598c3
  6. #99a9cd
  7. #adbad7
  8. #c2cbe1
  9. #d6ddeb
  10. #ebeef5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#33539b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #33539b
  2. #3b5898
  3. #425c96
  4. #4a6193
  5. #526590
  6. #5a6a8e
  7. #616e8b
  8. #697388
  9. #717785
  10. #787c83
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a5578 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2f5b9e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1c519a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00646f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #31589d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #27529a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005d83 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-33539b {
  color: #33539b;
}
Background
.bg-33539b {
  background-color: #33539b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-33539b {
  border: 2px solid #33539b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #33539b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 83 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 50% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-33539b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #33539b, #47339b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-33539b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 83 155 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 4.20 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.27 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.85 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.48 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.59 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.52 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.69 #ccac64 Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#33539b  rgb(51, 83, 155)  hsl(222, 50%, 40%)  Yale Blue
#9b7b33  rgb(155, 123, 51)  hsl(42, 50%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#9b3353  rgb(155, 51, 83)  hsl(342, 50%, 40%)  Jazzberry Jam
#539b33  rgb(83, 155, 51)  hsl(102, 50%, 40%)  Olive Drab