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#385397

#385397 ≈ Yale Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#385397 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 32.55% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.91% cyan, 45.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 222.95°, with 45.89% saturation and 40.59% 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 7.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 4.78.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.0926

Complementary

  1. #385397
  2. #977c38

Split complementary

  1. #385397
  2. #974d38
  3. #829738

Analogous

  1. #388297
  2. #385397
  3. #4d3897

Triadic

  1. #385397
  2. #973853
  3. #539738

Tetradic

  1. #385397
  2. #7c3897
  3. #977c38
  4. #539738

Square

  1. #385397
  2. #973882
  3. #977c38
  4. #38974d

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1627
  2. #23345f
  3. #385397
  4. #5a77c2
  5. #92a5d6

Shades

#385397 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #385397
  2. #324b88
  3. #2d4279
  4. #273a6a
  5. #22325b
  6. #1c2a4c
  7. #16213c
  8. #11192d
  9. #0b111e
  10. #06080f
  11. #000000

Tints

#385397 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #385397
  2. #4c64a1
  3. #6075ac
  4. #7487b6
  5. #8898c1
  6. #9ca9cb
  7. #afbad5
  8. #c3cbe0
  9. #d7ddea
  10. #ebeef5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#385397 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #385397
  2. #3f5895
  3. #465c92
  4. #4e6190
  5. #55658e
  6. #5c6a8c
  7. #636e89
  8. #6a7387
  9. #727785
  10. #797c82
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c5575 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #335a9a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #255296 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00626d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #355899 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2e5296 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #175d80 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-385397 {
  color: #385397;
}
Background
.bg-385397 {
  background-color: #385397;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-385397 {
  border: 2px solid #385397;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #385397;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 83 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 46% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-385397 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #385397, #4d3897);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-385397 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 83 151 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 4.78 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.14 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.47 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.00 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.31 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.69 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 9.56 #c7ac68 Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#385397  rgb(56, 83, 151)  hsl(223, 46%, 41%)  Yale Blue
#977c38  rgb(151, 124, 56)  hsl(43, 46%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#973853  rgb(151, 56, 83)  hsl(343, 46%, 41%)  Cordovan
#539738  rgb(83, 151, 56)  hsl(103, 46%, 41%)  Forest Green