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#39486F

#39486f ≈ Yale Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#39486f is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.35% red, 28.24% green and 43.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.65% cyan, 35.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.47% black. Its hue angle is 223.33°, with 32.14% saturation and 32.94% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 8.25.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0665

Complementary

  1. #39486f
  2. #6f6039

Split complementary

  1. #39486f
  2. #6f4539
  3. #636f39

Analogous

  1. #39636f
  2. #39486f
  3. #45396f

Triadic

  1. #39486f
  2. #6f3948
  3. #486f39

Tetradic

  1. #39486f
  2. #60396f
  3. #6f6039
  4. #486f39

Square

  1. #39486f
  2. #6f3963
  3. #6f6039
  4. #396f45

Monochromatic

  1. #07090d
  2. #1f273c
  3. #39486f
  4. #5369a2
  5. #8293bf

Shades

#39486f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #39486f
  2. #334164
  3. #2e3a59
  4. #28324e
  5. #222b43
  6. #1d2438
  7. #171d2c
  8. #111621
  9. #0b0e16
  10. #06070b
  11. #000000

Tints

#39486f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #39486f
  2. #4d5a7d
  3. #616d8c
  4. #747f9a
  5. #8891a9
  6. #9ca4b7
  7. #b0b6c5
  8. #c4c8d4
  9. #d7dae2
  10. #ebedf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#39486f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #39486f
  2. #404e71
  3. #475372
  4. #4e5974
  5. #555e76
  6. #5d6478
  7. #646a79
  8. #6b6f7b
  9. #72757d
  10. #797a7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #43495b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a4c71 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #34476e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #245056 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #394a70 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #36476e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2e4d61 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-39486f {
  color: #39486f;
}
Background
.bg-39486f {
  background-color: #39486f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-39486f {
  border: 2px solid #39486f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #39486f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 72 111;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 32% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-39486f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #39486f, #45396f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-39486f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 72 111 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.25 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.64 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 10.01 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 10.32 #003399 Smalt ΔE 10.82 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 11.62 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 11.63 #c6b790 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#39486f  rgb(57, 72, 111)  hsl(223, 32%, 33%)  Yale Blue
#6f6039  rgb(111, 96, 57)  hsl(43, 32%, 33%)  Field Drab
#6f3948  rgb(111, 57, 72)  hsl(343, 32%, 33%)  Wine
#486f39  rgb(72, 111, 57)  hsl(103, 32%, 33%)  Fern Green