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#385296

#385296 ≈ Yale Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#385296 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 32.16% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.67% cyan, 45.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.18% black. Its hue angle is 223.4°, with 45.63% 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 7.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 4.8.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.0908

Complementary

  1. #385296
  2. #967c38

Split complementary

  1. #385296
  2. #964d38
  3. #819638

Analogous

  1. #388196
  2. #385296
  3. #4d3896

Triadic

  1. #385296
  2. #963852
  3. #529638

Tetradic

  1. #385296
  2. #7c3896
  3. #967c38
  4. #529638

Square

  1. #385296
  2. #963881
  3. #967c38
  4. #38964d

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1527
  2. #23345e
  3. #385296
  4. #5976c1
  5. #91a4d6

Shades

#385296 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #385296
  2. #324a87
  3. #2d4278
  4. #273969
  5. #22315a
  6. #1c294b
  7. #16213c
  8. #11192d
  9. #0b101e
  10. #06080f
  11. #000000

Tints

#385296 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #385296
  2. #4c63a1
  3. #6075ab
  4. #7486b6
  5. #8897c0
  6. #9ca9cb
  7. #afbad5
  8. #c3cbe0
  9. #d7dcea
  10. #ebeef5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#385296 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #385296
  2. #3f5794
  3. #465b92
  4. #4e608f
  5. #55648d
  6. #5c698b
  7. #636e89
  8. #6a7287
  9. #727784
  10. #797b82
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b5475 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #325a99 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #245195 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00616c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #355798 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2d5195 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #185c7f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-385296 {
  color: #385296;
}
Background
.bg-385296 {
  background-color: #385296;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-385296 {
  border: 2px solid #385296;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #385296;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 82 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 46% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-385296 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #385296, #4d3896);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-385296 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 82 150 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 4.80 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.32 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.39 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.34 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.65 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.03 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 9.22 #c7ad69 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#385296  rgb(56, 82, 150)  hsl(223, 46%, 40%)  Yale Blue
#967c38  rgb(150, 124, 56)  hsl(43, 46%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#963852  rgb(150, 56, 82)  hsl(343, 46%, 40%)  Cordovan
#529638  rgb(82, 150, 56)  hsl(103, 46%, 40%)  Forest Green