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#3C4E85

#3c4e85 ≈ Yale Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#3c4e85 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 30.59% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.89% cyan, 41.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 225.21°, with 37.82% saturation and 37.84% 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 8.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 6.17.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.081

Complementary

  1. #3c4e85
  2. #85733c

Split complementary

  1. #3c4e85
  2. #854f3c
  3. #72853c

Analogous

  1. #3c7285
  2. #3c4e85
  3. #4f3c85

Triadic

  1. #3c4e85
  2. #853c4e
  3. #4e853c

Tetradic

  1. #3c4e85
  2. #733c85
  3. #85733c
  4. #4e853c

Square

  1. #3c4e85
  2. #853c72
  3. #85733c
  4. #3c854f

Monochromatic

  1. #0c101c
  2. #242f50
  3. #3c4e85
  4. #5970b4
  5. #8e9dcc

Shades

#3c4e85 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3c4e85
  2. #364678
  3. #303e6a
  4. #2a375d
  5. #242f50
  6. #1e2743
  7. #181f35
  8. #121728
  9. #0c101b
  10. #06080d
  11. #000000

Tints

#3c4e85 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3c4e85
  2. #506091
  3. #63719d
  4. #7783aa
  5. #8a95b6
  6. #9ea7c2
  7. #b1b8ce
  8. #c5cada
  9. #d8dce7
  10. #ecedf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3c4e85 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3c4e85
  2. #435385
  3. #4a5884
  4. #505d84
  5. #576283
  6. #5e6783
  7. #656c82
  8. #6c7182
  9. #727681
  10. #797b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #494f69 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #385487 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f4d84 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #185a63 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #395286 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #354e84 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2a5572 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3c4e85 {
  color: #3c4e85;
}
Background
.bg-3c4e85 {
  background-color: #3c4e85;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3c4e85 {
  border: 2px solid #3c4e85;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3c4e85;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 78 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 38% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3c4e85 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3c4e85, #4f3c85);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3c4e85 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 78 133 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.17 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.31 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.85 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.25 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 9.47 #003399 Smalt ΔE 9.93 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 10.22 #c3b17a Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#3c4e85  rgb(60, 78, 133)  hsl(225, 38%, 38%)  Yale Blue
#85733c  rgb(133, 115, 60)  hsl(45, 38%, 38%)  Raw Umber
#853c4e  rgb(133, 60, 78)  hsl(345, 38%, 38%)  Cordovan
#4e853c  rgb(78, 133, 60)  hsl(105, 38%, 38%)  Sap Green