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#394E8A

#394e8a ≈ Yale Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#394e8a is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.35% red, 30.59% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.7% cyan, 43.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 224.44°, with 41.54% saturation and 38.24% 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 7.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 5.34.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.0815

Complementary

  1. #394e8a
  2. #8a7539

Split complementary

  1. #394e8a
  2. #8a4d39
  3. #778a39

Analogous

  1. #39778a
  2. #394e8a
  3. #4d398a

Triadic

  1. #394e8a
  2. #8a394e
  3. #4e8a39

Tetradic

  1. #394e8a
  2. #75398a
  3. #8a7539
  4. #4e8a39

Square

  1. #394e8a
  2. #8a3977
  3. #8a7539
  4. #398a4d

Monochromatic

  1. #0c111e
  2. #232f54
  3. #394e8a
  4. #5670b9
  5. #8c9ed0

Shades

#394e8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #394e8a
  2. #33467c
  3. #2e3e6e
  4. #283761
  5. #222f53
  6. #1d2745
  7. #171f37
  8. #111729
  9. #0b101c
  10. #06080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#394e8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #394e8a
  2. #4d6096
  3. #6171a1
  4. #7483ad
  5. #8895b9
  6. #9ca7c5
  7. #b0b8d0
  8. #c4cadc
  9. #d7dce8
  10. #ebedf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#394e8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #394e8a
  2. #405389
  3. #475888
  4. #4e5d87
  5. #556286
  6. #5d6785
  7. #646c84
  8. #6b7183
  9. #727682
  10. #797b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #48506c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #34558c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #294d89 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005b65 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #36528b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #304e89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #235676 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-394e8a {
  color: #394e8a;
}
Background
.bg-394e8a {
  background-color: #394e8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-394e8a {
  border: 2px solid #394e8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #394e8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 78 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 42% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-394e8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #394e8a, #4d398a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-394e8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 78 138 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.34 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.29 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.23 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.02 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.89 #003399 Smalt ΔE 9.39 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.73 #c6b175 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#394e8a  rgb(57, 78, 138)  hsl(224, 42%, 38%)  Yale Blue
#8a7539  rgb(138, 117, 57)  hsl(44, 42%, 38%)  Raw Umber
#8a394e  rgb(138, 57, 78)  hsl(344, 42%, 38%)  Cordovan
#4e8a39  rgb(78, 138, 57)  hsl(104, 42%, 38%)  Forest Green