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#3F4E75

#3f4e75 ≈ Yale Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#3f4e75 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 45.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.15% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.12% black. Its hue angle is 223.33°, with 30% saturation and 35.29% 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 8.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 8.07.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.0779

Complementary

  1. #3f4e75
  2. #75663f

Split complementary

  1. #3f4e75
  2. #754b3f
  3. #69753f

Analogous

  1. #3f6975
  2. #3f4e75
  3. #4b3f75

Triadic

  1. #3f4e75
  2. #753f4e
  3. #4e753f

Tetradic

  1. #3f4e75
  2. #663f75
  3. #75663f
  4. #4e753f

Square

  1. #3f4e75
  2. #753f69
  3. #75663f
  4. #3f754b

Monochromatic

  1. #090c12
  2. #242d43
  3. #3f4e75
  4. #5a6fa6
  5. #8c9bc1

Shades

#3f4e75 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3f4e75
  2. #394669
  3. #323e5e
  4. #2c3752
  5. #262f46
  6. #20273b
  7. #191f2f
  8. #131723
  9. #0d1017
  10. #06080c
  11. #000000

Tints

#3f4e75 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3f4e75
  2. #526083
  3. #657191
  4. #79839e
  5. #8c95ac
  6. #9fa7ba
  7. #b2b8c8
  8. #c5cad6
  9. #d9dce3
  10. #ecedf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3f4e75 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3f4e75
  2. #465376
  3. #4c5877
  4. #535d78
  5. #596279
  6. #60677b
  7. #666c7c
  8. #6d717d
  9. #73767e
  10. #7a7b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #494f60 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #405177 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b4d74 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2c565c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #405076 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3c4d74 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #345367 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3f4e75 {
  color: #3f4e75;
}
Background
.bg-3f4e75 {
  background-color: #3f4e75;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3f4e75 {
  border: 2px solid #3f4e75;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3f4e75;
  --color-primary-rgb: 63 78 117;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 30% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3f4e75 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3f4e75, #4b3f75);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3f4e75 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(63 78 117 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.07 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 9.00 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.90 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 10.68 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 10.85 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 11.57 #003399 Smalt ΔE 11.72 #c0b18a Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#3f4e75  rgb(63, 78, 117)  hsl(223, 30%, 35%)  Yale Blue
#75663f  rgb(117, 102, 63)  hsl(43, 30%, 35%)  Raw Umber
#753f4e  rgb(117, 63, 78)  hsl(343, 30%, 35%)  Eggplant
#4e753f  rgb(78, 117, 63)  hsl(103, 30%, 35%)  Fern Green