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#3F4E70

#3f4e70 ≈ Yale Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#3f4e70 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.71% red, 30.59% green and 43.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.75% cyan, 30.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.08% black. Its hue angle is 221.63°, with 28% saturation and 34.31% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 8.56.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.0768

Complementary

  1. #3f4e70
  2. #70613f

Split complementary

  1. #3f4e70
  2. #70483f
  3. #66703f

Analogous

  1. #3f6670
  2. #3f4e70
  3. #483f70

Triadic

  1. #3f4e70
  2. #703f4e
  3. #4e703f

Tetradic

  1. #3f4e70
  2. #613f70
  3. #70613f
  4. #4e703f

Square

  1. #3f4e70
  2. #703f66
  3. #70613f
  4. #3f7048

Monochromatic

  1. #080a0e
  2. #232c3f
  3. #3f4e70
  4. #5b70a1
  5. #8b9abd

Shades

#3f4e70 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3f4e70
  2. #394665
  3. #323e5a
  4. #2c374e
  5. #262f43
  6. #202738
  7. #191f2d
  8. #131722
  9. #0d1016
  10. #06080b
  11. #000000

Tints

#3f4e70 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3f4e70
  2. #52607e
  3. #65718d
  4. #79839b
  5. #8c95a9
  6. #9fa7b8
  7. #b2b8c6
  8. #c5cad4
  9. #d9dce2
  10. #ecedf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3f4e70 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3f4e70
  2. #465372
  3. #4c5873
  4. #535d75
  5. #596276
  6. #606778
  7. #666c7a
  8. #6d717b
  9. #73767d
  10. #7a7b7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #494e5e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #425171 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d4c6f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2e555a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #415071 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e4d70 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #365263 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3f4e70 {
  color: #3f4e70;
}
Background
.bg-3f4e70 {
  background-color: #3f4e70;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3f4e70 {
  border: 2px solid #3f4e70;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3f4e70;
  --color-primary-rgb: 63 78 112;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 28% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3f4e70 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3f4e70, #483f70);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3f4e70 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(63 78 112 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.56 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 9.59 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 10.50 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 10.94 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 11.40 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 11.45 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 11.64 #c0b18f Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#3f4e70  rgb(63, 78, 112)  hsl(222, 28%, 34%)  Yale Blue
#70613f  rgb(112, 97, 63)  hsl(42, 28%, 34%)  Raw Umber
#703f4e  rgb(112, 63, 78)  hsl(342, 28%, 34%)  Eggplant
#4e703f  rgb(78, 112, 63)  hsl(102, 28%, 34%)  Fern Green