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#2E4E8A

#2e4e8a ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2e4e8a is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 30.59% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.67% cyan, 43.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 219.13°, with 50% saturation and 36.08% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 3.19.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.0786

Complementary

  1. #2e4e8a
  2. #8a6a2e

Split complementary

  1. #2e4e8a
  2. #8a3c2e
  3. #7c8a2e

Analogous

  1. #2e7c8a
  2. #2e4e8a
  3. #3c2e8a

Triadic

  1. #2e4e8a
  2. #8a2e4e
  3. #4e8a2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e4e8a
  2. #6a2e8a
  3. #8a6a2e
  4. #4e8a2e

Square

  1. #2e4e8a
  2. #8a2e7c
  3. #8a6a2e
  4. #2e8a3c

Monochromatic

  1. #080d17
  2. #1b2e51
  3. #2e4e8a
  4. #446fc1
  5. #7d9bd4

Shades

#2e4e8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e4e8a
  2. #29467c
  3. #253e6e
  4. #203761
  5. #1c2f53
  6. #172745
  7. #121f37
  8. #0e1729
  9. #09101c
  10. #05080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e4e8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e4e8a
  2. #436096
  3. #5871a1
  4. #6d83ad
  5. #8295b9
  6. #97a7c5
  7. #abb8d0
  8. #c0cadc
  9. #d5dce8
  10. #eaedf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e4e8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e4e8a
  2. #365389
  3. #3e5888
  4. #475d87
  5. #4f6286
  6. #576785
  7. #5f6c84
  8. #677183
  9. #707682
  10. #787b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #444f6c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #32548c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #244b89 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005c65 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #31528b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #284c89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #025776 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e4e8a {
  color: #2e4e8a;
}
Background
.bg-2e4e8a {
  background-color: #2e4e8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e4e8a {
  border: 2px solid #2e4e8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e4e8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 78 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 50% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e4e8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e4e8a, #3c2e8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e4e8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 78 138 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 3.19 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.22 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.21 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.59 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.65 #003399 Smalt ΔE 9.19 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 9.70 #d1b175 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#2e4e8a  rgb(46, 78, 138)  hsl(219, 50%, 36%)  Yale Blue
#8a6a2e  rgb(138, 106, 46)  hsl(39, 50%, 36%)  Golden Brown
#8a2e4e  rgb(138, 46, 78)  hsl(339, 50%, 36%)  Boysenberry
#4e8a2e  rgb(78, 138, 46)  hsl(99, 50%, 36%)  Forest Green