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#3D548B

#3d548b ≈ Yale Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#3d548b is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.92% red, 32.94% green and 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.12% cyan, 39.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 222.31°, with 39% saturation and 39.22% 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 7.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 5.58.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.092

Complementary

  1. #3d548b
  2. #8b743d

Split complementary

  1. #3d548b
  2. #8b4d3d
  3. #7b8b3d

Analogous

  1. #3d7b8b
  2. #3d548b
  3. #4d3d8b

Triadic

  1. #3d548b
  2. #8b3d54
  3. #548b3d

Tetradic

  1. #3d548b
  2. #743d8b
  3. #8b743d
  4. #548b3d

Square

  1. #3d548b
  2. #8b3d7b
  3. #8b743d
  4. #3d8b4d

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1421
  2. #263456
  3. #3d548b
  4. #5d78b8
  5. #92a4cf

Shades

#3d548b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3d548b
  2. #374c7d
  3. #31436f
  4. #2b3b61
  5. #253253
  6. #1f2a46
  7. #182238
  8. #12192a
  9. #0c111c
  10. #06080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#3d548b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3d548b
  2. #506597
  3. #6476a2
  4. #7787ae
  5. #8b98b9
  6. #9eaac5
  7. #b1bbd1
  8. #c5ccdc
  9. #d8dde8
  10. #eceef3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3d548b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3d548b
  2. #44588a
  3. #4a5d89
  4. #516188
  5. #586687
  6. #5f6a86
  7. #656e84
  8. #6c7383
  9. #737782
  10. #797c81
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d556f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e598d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #34528a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #116069 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d578c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #38538a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #295b78 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3d548b {
  color: #3d548b;
}
Background
.bg-3d548b {
  background-color: #3d548b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3d548b {
  border: 2px solid #3d548b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3d548b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 61 84 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 39% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3d548b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3d548b, #4d3d8b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3d548b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(61 84 139 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.58 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.99 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.10 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.41 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.51 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.73 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 9.56 #c2ab74 Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#3d548b  rgb(61, 84, 139)  hsl(222, 39%, 39%)  Yale Blue
#8b743d  rgb(139, 116, 61)  hsl(42, 39%, 39%)  Raw Umber
#8b3d54  rgb(139, 61, 84)  hsl(342, 39%, 39%)  Cordovan
#548b3d  rgb(84, 139, 61)  hsl(102, 39%, 39%)  Sap Green