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#394B87

#394b87 ≈ Yale Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#394b87 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.35% red, 29.41% green and 52.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.78% cyan, 44.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.06% black. Its hue angle is 226.15°, with 40.63% saturation and 37.65% 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 8.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 5.97.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0765

Complementary

  1. #394b87
  2. #877539

Split complementary

  1. #394b87
  2. #874e39
  3. #728739

Analogous

  1. #397287
  2. #394b87
  3. #4e3987

Triadic

  1. #394b87
  2. #87394b
  3. #4b8739

Tetradic

  1. #394b87
  2. #753987
  3. #877539
  4. #4b8739

Square

  1. #394b87
  2. #873972
  3. #877539
  4. #39874e

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0f1b
  2. #222d51
  3. #394b87
  4. #556cb7
  5. #8b9ace

Shades

#394b87 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #394b87
  2. #33447a
  3. #2e3c6c
  4. #28355f
  5. #222d51
  6. #1d2644
  7. #171e36
  8. #111729
  9. #0b0f1b
  10. #06080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#394b87 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #394b87
  2. #4d5d93
  3. #616f9f
  4. #7481ab
  5. #8893b7
  6. #9ca5c3
  7. #b0b7cf
  8. #c4c9db
  9. #d7dbe7
  10. #ebedf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#394b87 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #394b87
  2. #405086
  3. #475686
  4. #4e5b85
  5. #556084
  6. #5d6684
  7. #646b83
  8. #6b7082
  9. #727581
  10. #797b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #474d6a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #315289 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #274b86 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #095862 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #344f88 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2f4b86 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #245373 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-394b87 {
  color: #394b87;
}
Background
.bg-394b87 {
  background-color: #394b87;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-394b87 {
  border: 2px solid #394b87;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #394b87;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 75 135;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 41% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-394b87 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #394b87, #4e3987);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-394b87 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 75 135 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.97 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.62 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.12 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.04 #003399 Smalt ΔE 8.85 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 9.29 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.65 #c6b478 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#394b87  rgb(57, 75, 135)  hsl(226, 41%, 38%)  Yale Blue
#877539  rgb(135, 117, 57)  hsl(46, 41%, 38%)  Raw Umber
#87394b  rgb(135, 57, 75)  hsl(346, 41%, 38%)  Cordovan
#4b8739  rgb(75, 135, 57)  hsl(106, 41%, 38%)  Sap Green