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#031C8A

#031c8a ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#031c8a is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.18% red, 10.98% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.83% cyan, 79.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 228.89°, with 95.74% saturation and 27.65% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 2.23.

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Relative luminance0.0268

Complementary

  1. #031c8a
  2. #8a7103

Split complementary

  1. #031c8a
  2. #8a2e03
  3. #608a03

Analogous

  1. #03608a
  2. #031c8a
  3. #2e038a

Triadic

  1. #031c8a
  2. #8a031c
  3. #1c8a03

Tetradic

  1. #031c8a
  2. #71038a
  3. #8a7103
  4. #1c8a03

Square

  1. #031c8a
  2. #8a0360
  3. #8a7103
  4. #038a2e

Monochromatic

  1. #000414
  2. #010d3f
  3. #031c8a
  4. #052bd5
  5. #2c52fa

Shades

#031c8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #031c8a
  2. #03197c
  3. #02166e
  4. #021461
  5. #021153
  6. #020e45
  7. #010b37
  8. #010829
  9. #01061c
  10. #00030e
  11. #000000

Tints

#031c8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #031c8a
  2. #1c3396
  3. #3549a1
  4. #4f60ad
  5. #6877b9
  6. #818ec5
  7. #9aa4d0
  8. #b3bbdc
  9. #cdd2e8
  10. #e6e8f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#031c8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #031c8a
  2. #102689
  3. #1c3088
  4. #293a87
  5. #354486
  6. #424e85
  7. #4e5884
  8. #5b6283
  9. #676c82
  10. #747681
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2e2e2e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #232860 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00348d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002788 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003e52 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002c8c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002389 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00336d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-031c8a {
  color: #031c8a;
}
Background
.bg-031c8a {
  background-color: #031c8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-031c8a {
  border: 2px solid #031c8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #031c8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 28 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 96% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-031c8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #031c8a, #2e038a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-031c8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 28 138 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 2.23 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 2.74 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 4.12 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.48 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 4.84 #000080 Navy ΔE 5.27 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.44 #fce375 Inverted #2e2e2e Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#031c8a  rgb(3, 28, 138)  hsl(229, 96%, 28%)  Imperial Blue
#8a7103  rgb(138, 113, 3)  hsl(49, 96%, 28%)  Olive
#8a031c  rgb(138, 3, 28)  hsl(349, 96%, 28%)  Carmine
#1c8a03  rgb(28, 138, 3)  hsl(109, 96%, 28%)  India Green