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#35239A

#35239a ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#35239a is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20.78% red, 13.73% green and 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.58% cyan, 77.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.61% black. Its hue angle is 249.08°, with 62.96% saturation and 37.06% 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 11.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 4.19.

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Relative luminance0.0429

Complementary

  1. #35239a
  2. #889a23

Split complementary

  1. #35239a
  2. #9a7123
  3. #4c9a23

Analogous

  1. #234c9a
  2. #35239a
  3. #71239a

Triadic

  1. #35239a
  2. #9a3523
  3. #239a35

Tetradic

  1. #35239a
  2. #9a2388
  3. #889a23
  4. #239a35

Square

  1. #35239a
  2. #9a234c
  3. #889a23
  4. #239a71

Monochromatic

  1. #0a071d
  2. #20155c
  3. #35239a
  4. #4f38d2
  5. #8676e0

Shades

#35239a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #35239a
  2. #30208b
  3. #2a1c7b
  4. #25196c
  5. #20155c
  6. #1b124d
  7. #150e3e
  8. #100b2e
  9. #0b071f
  10. #05040f
  11. #000000

Tints

#35239a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #35239a
  2. #4939a4
  3. #5d4fae
  4. #7265b8
  5. #867bc2
  6. #9a91cd
  7. #aea7d7
  8. #c2bde1
  9. #d7d3eb
  10. #ebe9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#35239a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #35239a
  2. #3d2c97
  3. #443695
  4. #4c3f92
  5. #534890
  6. #5b528d
  7. #625b8a
  8. #6a6488
  9. #716d85
  10. #797783
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3a3a3a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #38326e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003f9d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003698 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00465d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00369c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002f99 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #113b7a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-35239a {
  color: #35239a;
}
Background
.bg-35239a {
  background-color: #35239a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-35239a {
  border: 2px solid #35239a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #35239a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 53 35 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 63% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-35239a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #35239a, #71239a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-35239a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(53 35 154 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.19 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.34 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.79 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.92 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.15 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.98 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.14 #cadc65 Inverted #3a3a3a Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#35239a  rgb(53, 35, 154)  hsl(249, 63%, 37%)  Imperial Blue
#889a23  rgb(136, 154, 35)  hsl(69, 63%, 37%)  Olive Drab
#9a3523  rgb(154, 53, 35)  hsl(9, 63%, 37%)  Burnt Umber
#239a35  rgb(35, 154, 53)  hsl(129, 63%, 37%)  Islamic Green