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#394F8A

#394f8a ≈ Yale Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#394f8a is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.35% red, 30.98% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.7% cyan, 42.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 223.7°, 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 7.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 5.19.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.083

Complementary

  1. #394f8a
  2. #8a7439

Split complementary

  1. #394f8a
  2. #8a4c39
  3. #788a39

Analogous

  1. #39788a
  2. #394f8a
  3. #4c398a

Triadic

  1. #394f8a
  2. #8a394f
  3. #4f8a39

Tetradic

  1. #394f8a
  2. #74398a
  3. #8a7439
  4. #4f8a39

Square

  1. #394f8a
  2. #8a3978
  3. #8a7439
  4. #398a4c

Monochromatic

  1. #0c111e
  2. #233054
  3. #394f8a
  4. #5671b9
  5. #8c9fd0

Shades

#394f8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #394f8a
  2. #33477c
  3. #2e3f6e
  4. #283761
  5. #222f53
  6. #1d2845
  7. #172037
  8. #111829
  9. #0b101c
  10. #06080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#394f8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #394f8a
  2. #4d6196
  3. #6172a1
  4. #7484ad
  5. #8895b9
  6. #9ca7c5
  7. #b0b9d0
  8. #c4cadc
  9. #d7dce8
  10. #ebedf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#394f8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #394f8a
  2. #405489
  3. #475988
  4. #4e5e87
  5. #556386
  6. #5d6885
  7. #646c84
  8. #6b7183
  9. #727682
  10. #797b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #49506d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #36558c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2b4e89 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005c65 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #37538b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #314e89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #225776 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-394f8a {
  color: #394f8a;
}
Background
.bg-394f8a {
  background-color: #394f8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-394f8a {
  border: 2px solid #394f8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #394f8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 79 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 42% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-394f8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #394f8a, #4c398a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-394f8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 79 138 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.19 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.32 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.09 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.37 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.54 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.44 #003399 Smalt ΔE 9.66 #c6b075 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#394f8a  rgb(57, 79, 138)  hsl(224, 42%, 38%)  Yale Blue
#8a7439  rgb(138, 116, 57)  hsl(44, 42%, 38%)  Raw Umber
#8a394f  rgb(138, 57, 79)  hsl(344, 42%, 38%)  Cordovan
#4f8a39  rgb(79, 138, 57)  hsl(104, 42%, 38%)  Forest Green