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#465375

#465375 ≈ Yale Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#465375 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 32.55% green and 45.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.17% cyan, 29.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.12% black. Its hue angle is 223.4°, with 25.13% saturation and 36.67% 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 7.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 9.43.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.0877

Complementary

  1. #465375
  2. #756846

Split complementary

  1. #465375
  2. #755146
  3. #6b7546

Analogous

  1. #466b75
  2. #465375
  3. #514675

Triadic

  1. #465375
  2. #754653
  3. #537546

Tetradic

  1. #465375
  2. #684675
  3. #756846
  4. #537546

Square

  1. #465375
  2. #75466b
  3. #756846
  4. #467551

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0f15
  2. #293145
  3. #465375
  4. #6576a3
  5. #95a0bf

Shades

#465375 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #465375
  2. #3f4b69
  3. #38425e
  4. #313a52
  5. #2a3246
  6. #232a3b
  7. #1c212f
  8. #151923
  9. #0e1117
  10. #07080c
  11. #000000

Tints

#465375 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #465375
  2. #596483
  3. #6b7591
  4. #7e879e
  5. #9098ac
  6. #a3a9ba
  7. #b5bac8
  8. #c8cbd6
  9. #dadde3
  10. #edeef1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#465375 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #465375
  2. #4c5876
  3. #525c77
  4. #576178
  5. #5d6579
  6. #636a7b
  7. #696e7c
  8. #6f737d
  9. #74777e
  10. #7a7c7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e5363 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #485676 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #435274 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #375a5f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #475576 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #445275 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3e5768 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-465375 {
  color: #465375;
}
Background
.bg-465375 {
  background-color: #465375;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-465375 {
  border: 2px solid #465375;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #465375;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 83 117;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 25% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-465375 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #465375, #514675);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-465375 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 83 117 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 9.43 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 10.15 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 10.68 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 10.68 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 11.30 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 11.68 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 12.32 #b9ac8a Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#465375  rgb(70, 83, 117)  hsl(223, 25%, 37%)  Yale Blue
#756846  rgb(117, 104, 70)  hsl(43, 25%, 37%)  Raw Umber
#754653  rgb(117, 70, 83)  hsl(343, 25%, 37%)  Eggplant
#537546  rgb(83, 117, 70)  hsl(103, 25%, 37%)  Fern Green