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#3A4E85

#3a4e85 ≈ Yale Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#3a4e85 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.75% red, 30.59% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.39% cyan, 41.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 224°, with 39.27% saturation and 37.45% 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 8.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 5.7.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.0804

Complementary

  1. #3a4e85
  2. #85713a

Split complementary

  1. #3a4e85
  2. #854b3a
  3. #73853a

Analogous

  1. #3a7385
  2. #3a4e85
  3. #4b3a85

Triadic

  1. #3a4e85
  2. #853a4e
  3. #4e853a

Tetradic

  1. #3a4e85
  2. #713a85
  3. #85713a
  4. #4e853a

Square

  1. #3a4e85
  2. #853a73
  3. #85713a
  4. #3a854b

Monochromatic

  1. #0c101a
  2. #232f50
  3. #3a4e85
  4. #5670b5
  5. #8b9dcd

Shades

#3a4e85 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3a4e85
  2. #344678
  3. #2e3e6a
  4. #29375d
  5. #232f50
  6. #1d2743
  7. #171f35
  8. #111728
  9. #0c101b
  10. #06080d
  11. #000000

Tints

#3a4e85 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3a4e85
  2. #4e6091
  3. #61719d
  4. #7583aa
  5. #8995b6
  6. #9da7c2
  7. #b0b8ce
  8. #c4cada
  9. #d8dce7
  10. #ebedf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3a4e85 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3a4e85
  2. #415385
  3. #485884
  4. #4f5d84
  5. #566283
  6. #5d6783
  7. #646c82
  8. #6b7182
  9. #727681
  10. #797b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #484f69 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #375487 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2e4d84 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #105a63 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #385186 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #334d84 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #275572 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3a4e85 {
  color: #3a4e85;
}
Background
.bg-3a4e85 {
  background-color: #3a4e85;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3a4e85 {
  border: 2px solid #3a4e85;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3a4e85;
  --color-primary-rgb: 58 78 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 39% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3a4e85 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3a4e85, #4b3a85);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3a4e85 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(58 78 133 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.70 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.99 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.95 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.14 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 9.13 #003399 Smalt ΔE 9.79 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 10.21 #c5b17a Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#3a4e85  rgb(58, 78, 133)  hsl(224, 39%, 37%)  Yale Blue
#85713a  rgb(133, 113, 58)  hsl(44, 39%, 37%)  Raw Umber
#853a4e  rgb(133, 58, 78)  hsl(344, 39%, 37%)  Cordovan
#4e853a  rgb(78, 133, 58)  hsl(104, 39%, 37%)  Sap Green