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#3A5185

#3a5185 ≈ Yale Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#3a5185 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.75% red, 31.76% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.39% cyan, 39.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 221.6°, 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 7.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 5.3.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.0848

Complementary

  1. #3a5185
  2. #856e3a

Split complementary

  1. #3a5185
  2. #85483a
  3. #76853a

Analogous

  1. #3a7685
  2. #3a5185
  3. #483a85

Triadic

  1. #3a5185
  2. #853a51
  3. #51853a

Tetradic

  1. #3a5185
  2. #6e3a85
  3. #856e3a
  4. #51853a

Square

  1. #3a5185
  2. #853a76
  3. #856e3a
  4. #3a8548

Monochromatic

  1. #0c101a
  2. #233150
  3. #3a5185
  4. #5673b5
  5. #8b9fcd

Shades

#3a5185 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3a5185
  2. #344978
  3. #2e416a
  4. #29395d
  5. #233150
  6. #1d2943
  7. #172035
  8. #111828
  9. #0c101b
  10. #06080d
  11. #000000

Tints

#3a5185 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3a5185
  2. #4e6291
  3. #61749d
  4. #7585aa
  5. #8997b6
  6. #9da8c2
  7. #b0b9ce
  8. #c4cbda
  9. #d8dce7
  10. #ebeef3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3a5185 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3a5185
  2. #415685
  3. #485a84
  4. #4f5f84
  5. #566483
  6. #5d6983
  7. #646d82
  8. #6b7282
  9. #727781
  10. #797b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a526a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3c5687 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #334f84 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0f5c64 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3b5486 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #365084 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #275873 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3a5185 {
  color: #3a5185;
}
Background
.bg-3a5185 {
  background-color: #3a5185;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3a5185 {
  border: 2px solid #3a5185;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3a5185;
  --color-primary-rgb: 58 81 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 39% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3a5185 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3a5185, #483a85);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3a5185 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(58 81 133 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.30 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.06 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.54 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.04 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 9.19 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.38 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.63 #c5ae7a Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#3a5185  rgb(58, 81, 133)  hsl(222, 39%, 37%)  Yale Blue
#856e3a  rgb(133, 110, 58)  hsl(42, 39%, 37%)  Raw Umber
#853a51  rgb(133, 58, 81)  hsl(342, 39%, 37%)  Boysenberry
#51853a  rgb(81, 133, 58)  hsl(102, 39%, 37%)  Sap Green