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#3E4E7B

#3e4e7b ≈ Yale Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#3e4e7b is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.31% red, 30.59% green and 48.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.59% cyan, 36.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.76% black. Its hue angle is 224.26°, with 32.97% saturation and 36.27% 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 8.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 7.28.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.079

Complementary

  1. #3e4e7b
  2. #7b6b3e

Split complementary

  1. #3e4e7b
  2. #7b4c3e
  3. #6c7b3e

Analogous

  1. #3e6c7b
  2. #3e4e7b
  3. #4c3e7b

Triadic

  1. #3e4e7b
  2. #7b3e4e
  3. #4e7b3e

Tetradic

  1. #3e4e7b
  2. #6b3e7b
  3. #7b6b3e
  4. #4e7b3e

Square

  1. #3e4e7b
  2. #7b3e6c
  3. #7b6b3e
  4. #3e7b4c

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0d15
  2. #242e48
  3. #3e4e7b
  4. #5a6fac
  5. #8d9cc5

Shades

#3e4e7b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3e4e7b
  2. #38466f
  3. #323e62
  4. #2b3756
  5. #252f4a
  6. #1f273e
  7. #191f31
  8. #131725
  9. #0c1019
  10. #06080c
  11. #000000

Tints

#3e4e7b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3e4e7b
  2. #516088
  3. #657195
  4. #7883a3
  5. #8b95b0
  6. #9fa7bd
  7. #b2b8ca
  8. #c5cad7
  9. #d8dce5
  10. #ecedf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3e4e7b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3e4e7b
  2. #45537c
  3. #4b587c
  4. #525d7d
  5. #58627d
  6. #5f677e
  7. #666c7e
  8. #6c717f
  9. #73767f
  10. #797b80
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #494f64 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d527d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #374d7a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #26575e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e517c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3a4d7a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #31546b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3e4e7b {
  color: #3e4e7b;
}
Background
.bg-3e4e7b {
  background-color: #3e4e7b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3e4e7b {
  border: 2px solid #3e4e7b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3e4e7b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 78 123;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 33% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3e4e7b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3e4e7b, #4c3e7b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3e4e7b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 78 123 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.28 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.43 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.91 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.87 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 10.19 #003399 Smalt ΔE 11.00 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 11.31 #c1b184 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#3e4e7b  rgb(62, 78, 123)  hsl(224, 33%, 36%)  Yale Blue
#7b6b3e  rgb(123, 107, 62)  hsl(44, 33%, 36%)  Raw Umber
#7b3e4e  rgb(123, 62, 78)  hsl(344, 33%, 36%)  Cordovan
#4e7b3e  rgb(78, 123, 62)  hsl(104, 33%, 36%)  Fern Green