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#3D4E7A

#3d4e7a ≈ Yale Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#3d4e7a is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.92% red, 30.59% green and 47.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50% cyan, 36.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.16% black. Its hue angle is 223.28°, with 33.33% saturation and 35.88% 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 8.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 7.08.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.0785

Complementary

  1. #3d4e7a
  2. #7a693d

Split complementary

  1. #3d4e7a
  2. #7a4a3d
  3. #6c7a3d

Analogous

  1. #3d6c7a
  2. #3d4e7a
  3. #4a3d7a

Triadic

  1. #3d4e7a
  2. #7a3d4e
  3. #4e7a3d

Tetradic

  1. #3d4e7a
  2. #693d7a
  3. #7a693d
  4. #4e7a3d

Square

  1. #3d4e7a
  2. #7a3d6c
  3. #7a693d
  4. #3d7a4a

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0d14
  2. #232d47
  3. #3d4e7a
  4. #586fab
  5. #8b9bc5

Shades

#3d4e7a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3d4e7a
  2. #37466e
  3. #313e62
  4. #2b3755
  5. #252f49
  6. #1f273d
  7. #181f31
  8. #121725
  9. #0c1018
  10. #06080c
  11. #000000

Tints

#3d4e7a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3d4e7a
  2. #506087
  3. #647195
  4. #7783a2
  5. #8b95af
  6. #9ea7bd
  7. #b1b8ca
  8. #c5cad7
  9. #d8dce4
  10. #ecedf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3d4e7a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3d4e7a
  2. #44537b
  3. #4a587b
  4. #515d7c
  5. #58627c
  6. #5f677d
  7. #656c7e
  8. #6c717e
  9. #73767f
  10. #797b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #494f63 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e527c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #374d79 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #24575e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d507b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3a4d79 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #30546a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3d4e7a {
  color: #3d4e7a;
}
Background
.bg-3d4e7a {
  background-color: #3d4e7a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3d4e7a {
  border: 2px solid #3d4e7a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3d4e7a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 61 78 122;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 33% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3d4e7a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3d4e7a, #4a3d7a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3d4e7a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(61 78 122 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.08 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.62 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.83 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.80 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 10.02 #003399 Smalt ΔE 10.96 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 11.21 #c2b185 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#3d4e7a  rgb(61, 78, 122)  hsl(223, 33%, 36%)  Yale Blue
#7a693d  rgb(122, 105, 61)  hsl(43, 33%, 36%)  Raw Umber
#7a3d4e  rgb(122, 61, 78)  hsl(343, 33%, 36%)  Wine
#4e7a3d  rgb(78, 122, 61)  hsl(103, 33%, 36%)  Fern Green