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#35239B

#35239b ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#35239b 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 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.81% cyan, 77.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 249°, with 63.16% saturation and 37.25% 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 11.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 4.22.

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Relative luminance0.0433

Complementary

  1. #35239b
  2. #899b23

Split complementary

  1. #35239b
  2. #9b7123
  3. #4d9b23

Analogous

  1. #234d9b
  2. #35239b
  3. #71239b

Triadic

  1. #35239b
  2. #9b3523
  3. #239b35

Tetradic

  1. #35239b
  2. #9b2389
  3. #899b23
  4. #239b35

Square

  1. #35239b
  2. #9b234d
  3. #899b23
  4. #239b71

Monochromatic

  1. #0a071e
  2. #20155d
  3. #35239b
  4. #4f38d2
  5. #8777e0

Shades

#35239b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #35239b
  2. #30208c
  3. #2a1c7c
  4. #25196d
  5. #20155d
  6. #1b124e
  7. #150e3e
  8. #100b2f
  9. #0b071f
  10. #050410
  11. #000000

Tints

#35239b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #35239b
  2. #4939a5
  3. #5d4faf
  4. #7265b9
  5. #867bc3
  6. #9a91cd
  7. #aea7d7
  8. #c2bde1
  9. #d7d3eb
  10. #ebe9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#35239b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #35239b
  2. #3d2c98
  3. #443696
  4. #4c3f93
  5. #534890
  6. #5b528e
  7. #625b8b
  8. #6a6488
  9. #716d85
  10. #797783
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3b3b3b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #38336e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003f9e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003699 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00465e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00369d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002f9a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #103b7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-35239b {
  color: #35239b;
}
Background
.bg-35239b {
  background-color: #35239b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-35239b {
  border: 2px solid #35239b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #35239b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 53 35 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 63% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-35239b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #35239b, #71239b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-35239b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(53 35 155 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.22 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.28 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.91 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.98 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.11 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.98 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.03 #cadc64 Inverted #3b3b3b Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#35239b  rgb(53, 35, 155)  hsl(249, 63%, 37%)  Imperial Blue
#899b23  rgb(137, 155, 35)  hsl(69, 63%, 37%)  Olive Drab
#9b3523  rgb(155, 53, 35)  hsl(9, 63%, 37%)  Burnt Umber
#239b35  rgb(35, 155, 53)  hsl(129, 63%, 37%)  Islamic Green