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#032AA2

#032aa2 ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#032aa2 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.18% red, 16.47% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.15% cyan, 74.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 225.28°, with 96.36% saturation and 32.35% 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 11.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 2.44.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0428

Complementary

  1. #032aa2
  2. #a27b03

Split complementary

  1. #032aa2
  2. #a22b03
  3. #79a203

Analogous

  1. #0379a2
  2. #032aa2
  3. #2b03a2

Triadic

  1. #032aa2
  2. #a2032a
  3. #2aa203

Tetradic

  1. #032aa2
  2. #7b03a2
  3. #a27b03
  4. #2aa203

Square

  1. #032aa2
  2. #a20379
  3. #a27b03
  4. #03a22b

Monochromatic

  1. #000514
  2. #021757
  3. #032aa2
  4. #043ded
  5. #4270fc

Shades

#032aa2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #032aa2
  2. #032692
  3. #022282
  4. #021d71
  5. #021961
  6. #021551
  7. #011141
  8. #010d31
  9. #010820
  10. #000410
  11. #000000

Tints

#032aa2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #032aa2
  2. #1c3fab
  3. #3555b5
  4. #4f6abe
  5. #687fc7
  6. #8195d1
  7. #9aaada
  8. #b3bfe3
  9. #cdd4ec
  10. #e6eaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#032aa2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #032aa2
  2. #10339f
  3. #1c3b9b
  4. #294498
  5. #354c94
  6. #425591
  7. #4e5e8e
  8. #5b668a
  9. #676f87
  10. #747783
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3a3a3a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2d3473 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0042a6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0033a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004d63 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003aa4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0030a1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004281 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-032aa2 {
  color: #032aa2;
}
Background
.bg-032aa2 {
  background-color: #032aa2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-032aa2 {
  border: 2px solid #032aa2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #032aa2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 42 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 96% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-032aa2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #032aa2, #2b03a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-032aa2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 42 162 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 2.44 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.78 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.38 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.83 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.21 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.83 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.70 #fcd55d Inverted #3a3a3a Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#032aa2  rgb(3, 42, 162)  hsl(225, 96%, 32%)  Imperial Blue
#a27b03  rgb(162, 123, 3)  hsl(45, 96%, 32%)  Dark Goldenrod
#a2032a  rgb(162, 3, 42)  hsl(345, 96%, 32%)  Vivid Burgundy
#2aa203  rgb(42, 162, 3)  hsl(105, 96%, 32%)  Islamic Green