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#20249C

#20249c ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#20249c 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 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.49% cyan, 76.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 238.06°, with 65.96% saturation and 36.86% 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 11.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 2.13.

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Relative luminance0.0397

Complementary

  1. #20249c
  2. #9c9820

Split complementary

  1. #20249c
  2. #9c5a20
  3. #629c20

Analogous

  1. #20629c
  2. #20249c
  3. #5a209c

Triadic

  1. #20249c
  2. #9c2024
  3. #249c20

Tetradic

  1. #20249c
  2. #98209c
  3. #9c9820
  4. #249c20

Square

  1. #20249c
  2. #9c2062
  3. #9c9820
  4. #209c5a

Monochromatic

  1. #06071d
  2. #13155d
  3. #20249c
  4. #3339d5
  5. #7376e2

Shades

#20249c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #20249c
  2. #1d208c
  3. #1a1d7d
  4. #16196d
  5. #13165e
  6. #10124e
  7. #0d0e3e
  8. #0a0b2f
  9. #06071f
  10. #030410
  11. #000000

Tints

#20249c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #20249c
  2. #363aa6
  3. #4d50b0
  4. #6366ba
  5. #797cc4
  6. #9092ce
  7. #a6a7d7
  8. #bcbde1
  9. #d2d3eb
  10. #e9e9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#20249c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #20249c
  2. #2a2d99
  3. #333696
  4. #3d4094
  5. #464991
  6. #50528e
  7. #5a5b8b
  8. #636488
  9. #6d6e86
  10. #767783
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.71:1 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 #003e9f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00329a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00485f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00359e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002d9b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003c7c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-20249c {
  color: #20249c;
}
Background
.bg-20249c {
  background-color: #20249c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-20249c {
  border: 2px solid #20249c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #20249c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 36 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 66% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-20249c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #20249c, #5a209c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-20249c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 36 156 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 2.13 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.51 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.76 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.25 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.33 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.68 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.73 #dfdb63 Inverted #383838 Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#20249c  rgb(32, 36, 156)  hsl(238, 66%, 37%)  Imperial Blue
#9c9820  rgb(156, 152, 32)  hsl(58, 66%, 37%)  Brass
#9c2024  rgb(156, 32, 36)  hsl(358, 66%, 37%)  Brown
#249c20  rgb(36, 156, 32)  hsl(118, 66%, 37%)  Islamic Green