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#3B4E89

#3b4e89 ≈ Yale Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#3b4e89 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 30.59% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.93% cyan, 43.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.27% black. Its hue angle is 225.38°, with 39.8% saturation and 38.43% 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 7.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 5.81.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.0818

Complementary

  1. #3b4e89
  2. #89763b

Split complementary

  1. #3b4e89
  2. #894f3b
  3. #75893b

Analogous

  1. #3b7589
  2. #3b4e89
  3. #4f3b89

Triadic

  1. #3b4e89
  2. #893b4e
  3. #4e893b

Tetradic

  1. #3b4e89
  2. #763b89
  3. #89763b
  4. #4e893b

Square

  1. #3b4e89
  2. #893b75
  3. #89763b
  4. #3b894f

Monochromatic

  1. #0d111e
  2. #243054
  3. #3b4e89
  4. #5970b8
  5. #8e9ecf

Shades

#3b4e89 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3b4e89
  2. #35467b
  3. #2f3e6e
  4. #293760
  5. #232f52
  6. #1e2745
  7. #181f37
  8. #121729
  9. #0c101b
  10. #06080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#3b4e89 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3b4e89
  2. #4f6095
  3. #6271a1
  4. #7683ac
  5. #8995b8
  6. #9da7c4
  7. #b1b8d0
  8. #c4cadc
  9. #d8dce7
  10. #ebedf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3b4e89 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3b4e89
  2. #425388
  3. #495887
  4. #505d86
  5. #576285
  6. #5e6785
  7. #646c84
  8. #6b7183
  9. #727682
  10. #797b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #49506c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #35548b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2b4e88 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0e5b65 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #37528a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #324e88 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #275675 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3b4e89 {
  color: #3b4e89;
}
Background
.bg-3b4e89 {
  background-color: #3b4e89;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3b4e89 {
  border: 2px solid #3b4e89;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3b4e89;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 78 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 40% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3b4e89 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3b4e89, #4f3b89);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3b4e89 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 78 137 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.81 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.68 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.62 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.76 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 9.21 #003399 Smalt ΔE 9.56 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.79 #c4b176 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#3b4e89  rgb(59, 78, 137)  hsl(225, 40%, 38%)  Yale Blue
#89763b  rgb(137, 118, 59)  hsl(45, 40%, 38%)  Raw Umber
#893b4e  rgb(137, 59, 78)  hsl(345, 40%, 38%)  Cordovan
#4e893b  rgb(78, 137, 59)  hsl(105, 40%, 38%)  Sap Green