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#00498E

#00498e ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00498e is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 28.63% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 48.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 209.15°, with 100% saturation and 27.84% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 1.37.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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xyY
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Relative luminance0.0672

Complementary

  1. #00498e
  2. #8e4500

Split complementary

  1. #00498e
  2. #8e0002
  3. #8e8c00

Analogous

  1. #008e8c
  2. #00498e
  3. #00028e

Triadic

  1. #00498e
  2. #8e0049
  3. #498e00

Tetradic

  1. #00498e
  2. #45008e
  3. #8e4500
  4. #498e00

Square

  1. #00498e
  2. #8c008e
  3. #8e4500
  4. #028e00

Monochromatic

  1. #000a14
  2. #002241
  3. #00498e
  4. #0070da
  5. #2897ff

Shades

#00498e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00498e
  2. #004280
  3. #003a72
  4. #003363
  5. #002c55
  6. #002547
  7. #001d39
  8. #00162b
  9. #000f1c
  10. #00070e
  11. #000000

Tints

#00498e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00498e
  2. #1a5b99
  3. #336da5
  4. #4d80b0
  5. #6692bb
  6. #80a4c7
  7. #99b6d2
  8. #b3c8dd
  9. #ccdbe8
  10. #e6edf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00498e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00498e
  2. #0d4f8d
  3. #1a548b
  4. #265a8a
  5. #335f88
  6. #406587
  7. #4d6a86
  8. #5a7084
  9. #667583
  10. #737b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #39496c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #205091 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00448d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005a64 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #174d90 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00468d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005477 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00498e {
  color: #00498e;
}
Background
.bg-00498e {
  background-color: #00498e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-00498e {
  border: 2px solid #00498e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00498e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 73 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 100% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00498e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00498e, #00028e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00498e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 73 142 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 1.37 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.63 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.38 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.02 #003399 Smalt ΔE 8.65 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.03 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 9.54 #ffb671 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#00498e  rgb(0, 73, 142)  hsl(209, 100%, 28%)  Yale Blue
#8e4500  rgb(142, 69, 0)  hsl(29, 100%, 28%)  Saddle Brown
#8e0049  rgb(142, 0, 73)  hsl(329, 100%, 28%)  Pansy Purple
#498e00  rgb(73, 142, 0)  hsl(89, 100%, 28%)  Avocado