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#20249E

#20249e ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#20249e 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 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.75% cyan, 77.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 238.1°, with 66.32% saturation and 37.25% 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 11.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 2.31.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0404

Complementary

  1. #20249e
  2. #9e9a20

Split complementary

  1. #20249e
  2. #9e5b20
  3. #639e20

Analogous

  1. #20639e
  2. #20249e
  3. #5b209e

Triadic

  1. #20249e
  2. #9e2024
  3. #249e20

Tetradic

  1. #20249e
  2. #9a209e
  3. #9e9a20
  4. #249e20

Square

  1. #20249e
  2. #9e2063
  3. #9e9a20
  4. #209e5b

Monochromatic

  1. #06071f
  2. #13155e
  3. #20249e
  4. #343ad6
  5. #7478e3

Shades

#20249e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #20249e
  2. #1d208e
  3. #1a1d7e
  4. #16196f
  5. #13165f
  6. #10124f
  7. #0d0e3f
  8. #0a0b2f
  9. #060720
  10. #030410
  11. #000000

Tints

#20249e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #20249e
  2. #363aa8
  3. #4d50b1
  4. #6366bb
  5. #797cc5
  6. #9092cf
  7. #a6a7d8
  8. #bcbde2
  9. #d2d3ec
  10. #e9e9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#20249e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #20249e
  2. #2a2d9b
  3. #333698
  4. #3d4095
  5. #464992
  6. #50528f
  7. #5a5b8c
  8. #636489
  9. #6d6e86
  10. #767783
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #393939 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #303170 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003fa1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00329c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004960 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0036a0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002d9d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003d7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-20249e {
  color: #20249e;
}
Background
.bg-20249e {
  background-color: #20249e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-20249e {
  border: 2px solid #20249e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #20249e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 36 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 66% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-20249e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #20249e, #5b209e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-20249e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 36 158 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 2.31 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.39 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.71 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.39 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.40 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.57 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.77 #dfdb61 Inverted #393939 Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#20249e  rgb(32, 36, 158)  hsl(238, 66%, 37%)  Imperial Blue
#9e9a20  rgb(158, 154, 32)  hsl(58, 66%, 37%)  Brass
#9e2024  rgb(158, 32, 36)  hsl(358, 66%, 37%)  Brown
#249e20  rgb(36, 158, 32)  hsl(118, 66%, 37%)  Islamic Green