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#3D4E82

#3d4e82 ≈ Yale Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#3d4e82 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.92% red, 30.59% green and 50.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.08% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.02% black. Its hue angle is 225.22°, with 36.13% 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 8.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 6.56.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.0805

Complementary

  1. #3d4e82
  2. #82713d

Split complementary

  1. #3d4e82
  2. #824e3d
  3. #70823d

Analogous

  1. #3d7082
  2. #3d4e82
  3. #4e3d82

Triadic

  1. #3d4e82
  2. #823d4e
  3. #4e823d

Tetradic

  1. #3d4e82
  2. #713d82
  3. #82713d
  4. #4e823d

Square

  1. #3d4e82
  2. #823d70
  3. #82713d
  4. #3d824e

Monochromatic

  1. #0c101a
  2. #252f4e
  3. #3d4e82
  4. #5a70b2
  5. #8e9dca

Shades

#3d4e82 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3d4e82
  2. #374675
  3. #313e68
  4. #2b375b
  5. #252f4e
  6. #1f2741
  7. #181f34
  8. #121727
  9. #0c101a
  10. #06080d
  11. #000000

Tints

#3d4e82 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3d4e82
  2. #50608f
  3. #64719b
  4. #7783a8
  5. #8b95b4
  6. #9ea7c1
  7. #b1b8cd
  8. #c5cada
  9. #d8dce6
  10. #ecedf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3d4e82 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3d4e82
  2. #445382
  3. #4a5882
  4. #515d81
  5. #586281
  6. #5f6781
  7. #656c81
  8. #6c7181
  9. #737680
  10. #797b80
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #494f68 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #395384 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #324d81 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1e5961 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3b5183 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #374e81 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2d5570 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3d4e82 {
  color: #3d4e82;
}
Background
.bg-3d4e82 {
  background-color: #3d4e82;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3d4e82 {
  border: 2px solid #3d4e82;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3d4e82;
  --color-primary-rgb: 61 78 130;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 36% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3d4e82 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3d4e82, #4e3d82);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3d4e82 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(61 78 130 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.56 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.84 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.92 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.79 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 9.73 #003399 Smalt ΔE 10.26 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 10.56 #c2b17d Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#3d4e82  rgb(61, 78, 130)  hsl(225, 36%, 37%)  Yale Blue
#82713d  rgb(130, 113, 61)  hsl(45, 36%, 37%)  Raw Umber
#823d4e  rgb(130, 61, 78)  hsl(345, 36%, 37%)  Cordovan
#4e823d  rgb(78, 130, 61)  hsl(105, 36%, 37%)  Sap Green