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#03287C

#03287c ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#03287c is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.18% red, 15.69% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.58% cyan, 67.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 221.65°, with 95.28% saturation and 24.9% 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 13.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 4.58.

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Web safe#003366
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Relative luminance0.0299

Complementary

  1. #03287c
  2. #7c5703

Split complementary

  1. #03287c
  2. #7c1a03
  3. #647c03

Analogous

  1. #03647c
  2. #03287c
  3. #1a037c

Triadic

  1. #03287c
  2. #7c0328
  3. #287c03

Tetradic

  1. #03287c
  2. #57037c
  3. #7c5703
  4. #287c03

Square

  1. #03287c
  2. #7c0364
  3. #7c5703
  4. #037c1a

Monochromatic

  1. #000614
  2. #011031
  3. #03287c
  4. #0540c7
  5. #1e61fa

Shades

#03287c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #03287c
  2. #032470
  3. #022063
  4. #021c57
  5. #02184a
  6. #02143e
  7. #011032
  8. #010c25
  9. #010819
  10. #00040c
  11. #000000

Tints

#03287c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #03287c
  2. #1c3e89
  3. #355396
  4. #4f69a3
  5. #687eb0
  6. #8194be
  7. #9aa9cb
  8. #b3bfd8
  9. #cdd4e5
  10. #e6eaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#03287c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #03287c
  2. #10317c
  3. #1c3a7d
  4. #29427d
  5. #354b7e
  6. #42547e
  7. #4e5d7e
  8. #5b667f
  9. #676e7f
  10. #747780
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #303030 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #252d58 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00367f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002b7a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003f4e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00317e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002a7b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003764 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-03287c {
  color: #03287c;
}
Background
.bg-03287c {
  background-color: #03287c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-03287c {
  border: 2px solid #03287c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #03287c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 40 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 95% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-03287c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #03287c, #1a037c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-03287c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 40 124 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.58 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.85 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 5.28 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.62 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.28 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 8.44 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.56 #fcd783 Inverted #303030 Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#03287c  rgb(3, 40, 124)  hsl(222, 95%, 25%)  Imperial Blue
#7c5703  rgb(124, 87, 3)  hsl(42, 95%, 25%)  Field Drab
#7c0328  rgb(124, 3, 40)  hsl(342, 95%, 25%)  Claret
#287c03  rgb(40, 124, 3)  hsl(102, 95%, 25%)  Green