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#20249B

#20249b ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#20249b 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 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.35% cyan, 76.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 238.05°, with 65.78% saturation and 36.67% 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 11.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 2.05.

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Relative luminance0.0394

Complementary

  1. #20249b
  2. #9b9720

Split complementary

  1. #20249b
  2. #9b5a20
  3. #629b20

Analogous

  1. #20629b
  2. #20249b
  3. #5a209b

Triadic

  1. #20249b
  2. #9b2024
  3. #249b20

Tetradic

  1. #20249b
  2. #97209b
  3. #9b9720
  4. #249b20

Square

  1. #20249b
  2. #9b2062
  3. #9b9720
  4. #209b5a

Monochromatic

  1. #06071c
  2. #13155c
  3. #20249b
  4. #3338d5
  5. #7276e2

Shades

#20249b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #20249b
  2. #1d208c
  3. #1a1d7c
  4. #16196d
  5. #13165d
  6. #10124e
  7. #0d0e3e
  8. #0a0b2f
  9. #06071f
  10. #030410
  11. #000000

Tints

#20249b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #20249b
  2. #363aa5
  3. #4d50af
  4. #6366b9
  5. #797cc3
  6. #9092cd
  7. #a6a7d7
  8. #bcbde1
  9. #d2d3eb
  10. #e9e9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#20249b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #20249b
  2. #2a2d98
  3. #333696
  4. #3d4093
  5. #464990
  6. #50528e
  7. #5a5b8b
  8. #636488
  9. #6d6e85
  10. #767783
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #383838 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #30316e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003e9e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003299 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00475e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00359d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002d9a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003c7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-20249b {
  color: #20249b;
}
Background
.bg-20249b {
  background-color: #20249b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-20249b {
  border: 2px solid #20249b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #20249b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 36 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 66% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-20249b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #20249b, #5a209b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-20249b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 36 155 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 2.05 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.58 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.79 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.19 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.30 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.60 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 6.76 #dfdb64 Inverted #383838 Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#20249b  rgb(32, 36, 155)  hsl(238, 66%, 37%)  Imperial Blue
#9b9720  rgb(155, 151, 32)  hsl(58, 66%, 37%)  Brass
#9b2024  rgb(155, 32, 36)  hsl(358, 66%, 37%)  Brown
#249b20  rgb(36, 155, 32)  hsl(118, 66%, 37%)  Islamic Green