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#3F4E89

#3f4e89 ≈ Yale Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#3f4e89 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.71% red, 30.59% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.01% cyan, 43.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.27% black. Its hue angle is 227.84°, with 37% 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 7.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 6.73.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.0831

Complementary

  1. #3f4e89
  2. #897a3f

Split complementary

  1. #3f4e89
  2. #89553f
  3. #73893f

Analogous

  1. #3f7389
  2. #3f4e89
  3. #553f89

Triadic

  1. #3f4e89
  2. #893f4e
  3. #4e893f

Tetradic

  1. #3f4e89
  2. #7a3f89
  3. #897a3f
  4. #4e893f

Square

  1. #3f4e89
  2. #893f73
  3. #897a3f
  4. #3f8955

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1220
  2. #273055
  3. #3f4e89
  4. #5f71b5
  5. #939fce

Shades

#3f4e89 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3f4e89
  2. #39467b
  3. #323e6e
  4. #2c3760
  5. #262f52
  6. #202745
  7. #191f37
  8. #131729
  9. #0d101b
  10. #06080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#3f4e89 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3f4e89
  2. #526095
  3. #6571a1
  4. #7983ac
  5. #8c95b8
  6. #9fa7c4
  7. #b2b8d0
  8. #c5cadc
  9. #d9dce7
  10. #ecedf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3f4e89 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3f4e89
  2. #465388
  3. #4c5887
  4. #535d86
  5. #596285
  6. #606785
  7. #666c84
  8. #6d7183
  9. #737682
  10. #7a7b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b506c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #36558b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2e4e88 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1c5b65 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a528a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #354e88 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2e5675 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3f4e89 {
  color: #3f4e89;
}
Background
.bg-3f4e89 {
  background-color: #3f4e89;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3f4e89 {
  border: 2px solid #3f4e89;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3f4e89;
  --color-primary-rgb: 63 78 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 37% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3f4e89 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3f4e89, #553f89);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3f4e89 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(63 78 137 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.73 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.19 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.34 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.23 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.48 #003399 Smalt ΔE 9.85 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 9.89 #c0b176 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#3f4e89  rgb(63, 78, 137)  hsl(228, 37%, 39%)  Yale Blue
#897a3f  rgb(137, 122, 63)  hsl(48, 37%, 39%)  Olive
#893f4e  rgb(137, 63, 78)  hsl(348, 37%, 39%)  Cordovan
#4e893f  rgb(78, 137, 63)  hsl(108, 37%, 39%)  Sap Green