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#36498B

#36498b ≈ Yale Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#36498b is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.18% red, 28.63% green and 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.15% cyan, 47.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 226.59°, with 44.04% saturation and 37.84% 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 8.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 5.73.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0741

Complementary

  1. #36498b
  2. #8b7836

Split complementary

  1. #36498b
  2. #8b4d36
  3. #738b36

Analogous

  1. #36738b
  2. #36498b
  3. #4d368b

Triadic

  1. #36498b
  2. #8b3649
  3. #498b36

Tetradic

  1. #36498b
  2. #78368b
  3. #8b7836
  4. #498b36

Square

  1. #36498b
  2. #8b3673
  3. #8b7836
  4. #368b4d

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0f1d
  2. #212c54
  3. #36498b
  4. #5269bc
  5. #8999d1

Shades

#36498b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #36498b
  2. #31427d
  3. #2b3a6f
  4. #263361
  5. #202c53
  6. #1b2546
  7. #161d38
  8. #10162a
  9. #0b0f1c
  10. #05070e
  11. #000000

Tints

#36498b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #36498b
  2. #4a5b97
  3. #5e6da2
  4. #7280ae
  5. #8692b9
  6. #9ba4c5
  7. #afb6d1
  8. #c3c8dc
  9. #d7dbe8
  10. #ebedf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#36498b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #36498b
  2. #3d4f8a
  3. #455489
  4. #4c5a88
  5. #545f87
  6. #5b6586
  7. #626a84
  8. #6a7083
  9. #717582
  10. #797b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #454b6b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2a518d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1d498a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005863 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2f4e8c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #29498a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1c5275 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-36498b {
  color: #36498b;
}
Background
.bg-36498b {
  background-color: #36498b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-36498b {
  border: 2px solid #36498b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #36498b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 73 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 44% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-36498b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #36498b, #4d368b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-36498b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 73 139 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.73 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.77 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.73 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.55 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.86 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.29 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.97 #c9b674 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#36498b  rgb(54, 73, 139)  hsl(227, 44%, 38%)  Yale Blue
#8b7836  rgb(139, 120, 54)  hsl(47, 44%, 38%)  Olive
#8b3649  rgb(139, 54, 73)  hsl(347, 44%, 38%)  Cordovan
#498b36  rgb(73, 139, 54)  hsl(107, 44%, 38%)  Forest Green