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#20249A

#20249a ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#20249a is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.55% red, 14.12% green and 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.22% cyan, 76.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.61% black. Its hue angle is 238.03°, with 65.59% saturation and 36.47% 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 11.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 1.97.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.039

Complementary

  1. #20249a
  2. #9a9620

Split complementary

  1. #20249a
  2. #9a5920
  3. #619a20

Analogous

  1. #20619a
  2. #20249a
  3. #59209a

Triadic

  1. #20249a
  2. #9a2024
  3. #249a20

Tetradic

  1. #20249a
  2. #96209a
  3. #9a9620
  4. #249a20

Square

  1. #20249a
  2. #9a2061
  3. #9a9620
  4. #209a59

Monochromatic

  1. #06061b
  2. #13155b
  3. #20249a
  4. #3237d4
  5. #7175e2

Shades

#20249a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #20249a
  2. #1d208b
  3. #1a1d7b
  4. #16196c
  5. #13165c
  6. #10124d
  7. #0d0e3e
  8. #0a0b2e
  9. #06071f
  10. #03040f
  11. #000000

Tints

#20249a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #20249a
  2. #363aa4
  3. #4d50ae
  4. #6366b8
  5. #797cc2
  6. #9092cd
  7. #a6a7d7
  8. #bcbde1
  9. #d2d3eb
  10. #e9e9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#20249a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #20249a
  2. #2a2d97
  3. #333695
  4. #3d4092
  5. #464990
  6. #50528d
  7. #5a5b8a
  8. #636488
  9. #6d6e85
  10. #767783
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #383838 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #30316d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003e9d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003198 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00475d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00359c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002d99 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003c7a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-20249a {
  color: #20249a;
}
Background
.bg-20249a {
  background-color: #20249a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-20249a {
  border: 2px solid #20249a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #20249a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 36 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 66% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-20249a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #20249a, #59209a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-20249a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 36 154 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 1.97 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.65 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.82 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.12 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.28 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.51 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 6.63 #dfdb65 Inverted #383838 Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#20249a  rgb(32, 36, 154)  hsl(238, 66%, 36%)  Imperial Blue
#9a9620  rgb(154, 150, 32)  hsl(58, 66%, 36%)  Brass
#9a2024  rgb(154, 32, 36)  hsl(358, 66%, 36%)  Brown
#249a20  rgb(36, 154, 32)  hsl(118, 66%, 36%)  Islamic Green