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#355294

#355294 ≈ Yale Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#355294 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20.78% red, 32.16% green and 58.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.19% cyan, 44.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.96% black. Its hue angle is 221.68°, with 47.26% saturation and 39.41% 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 7.54:1 (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 luminance0.0893

Complementary

  1. #355294
  2. #947735

Split complementary

  1. #355294
  2. #944735
  3. #819435

Analogous

  1. #358194
  2. #355294
  3. #473594

Triadic

  1. #355294
  2. #943552
  3. #529435

Tetradic

  1. #355294
  2. #773594
  3. #947735
  4. #529435

Square

  1. #355294
  2. #943581
  3. #947735
  4. #359447

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1423
  2. #21335c
  3. #355294
  4. #5475c2
  5. #8ca3d6

Shades

#355294 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #355294
  2. #304a85
  3. #2a4276
  4. #253968
  5. #203159
  6. #1b294a
  7. #15213b
  8. #10192c
  9. #0b101e
  10. #05080f
  11. #000000

Tints

#355294 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #355294
  2. #49639f
  3. #5d75a9
  4. #7286b4
  5. #8697bf
  6. #9aa9ca
  7. #aebad4
  8. #c2cbdf
  9. #d7dcea
  10. #ebeef4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#355294 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #355294
  2. #3d5792
  3. #445b90
  4. #4c608e
  5. #53648c
  6. #5b698a
  7. #626e88
  8. #6a7286
  9. #717784
  10. #797b82
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a5373 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #335997 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #255093 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00616c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #345696 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2c5193 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #115b7e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-355294 {
  color: #355294;
}
Background
.bg-355294 {
  background-color: #355294;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-355294 {
  border: 2px solid #355294;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #355294;
  --color-primary-rgb: 53 82 148;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 47% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-355294 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #355294, #473594);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-355294 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(53 82 148 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 4.20 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.24 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.28 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.93 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.46 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.91 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 9.67 #caad6b Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#355294  rgb(53, 82, 148)  hsl(222, 47%, 39%)  Yale Blue
#947735  rgb(148, 119, 53)  hsl(42, 47%, 39%)  Golden Brown
#943552  rgb(148, 53, 82)  hsl(342, 47%, 39%)  Cordovan
#529435  rgb(82, 148, 53)  hsl(102, 47%, 39%)  Forest Green