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#005175

#005175 ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#005175 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 31.76% green and 45.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 30.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.12% black. Its hue angle is 198.46°, with 100% saturation and 22.94% 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 8.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 7.35.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006666
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Relative luminance0.0717

Complementary

  1. #005175
  2. #752400

Split complementary

  1. #005175
  2. #750017
  3. #755e00

Analogous

  1. #00755e
  2. #005175
  3. #001775

Triadic

  1. #005175
  2. #750051
  3. #517500

Tetradic

  1. #005175
  2. #240075
  3. #752400
  4. #517500

Square

  1. #005175
  2. #5e0075
  3. #752400
  4. #177500

Monochromatic

  1. #000e14
  2. #001c28
  3. #005175
  4. #0086c1
  5. #0fb5ff

Shades

#005175 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #005175
  2. #004969
  3. #00415e
  4. #003952
  5. #003146
  6. #00293b
  7. #00202f
  8. #001823
  9. #001017
  10. #00080c
  11. #000000

Tints

#005175 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #005175
  2. #1a6283
  3. #337491
  4. #4d859e
  5. #6697ac
  6. #80a8ba
  7. #99b9c8
  8. #b3cbd6
  9. #ccdce3
  10. #e6eef1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#005175 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #005175
  2. #0d5676
  3. #1a5a77
  4. #265f78
  5. #336479
  6. #40697b
  7. #4d6d7c
  8. #5a727d
  9. #66777e
  10. #737b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a4e5f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f5177 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #314774 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005a5e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #305176 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #254b75 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005768 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-005175 {
  color: #005175;
}
Background
.bg-005175 {
  background-color: #005175;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-005175 {
  border: 2px solid #005175;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #005175;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 81 117;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 100% 23%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-005175 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #005175, #001775);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-005175 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 81 117 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.35 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 8.27 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.41 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 9.18 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 10.01 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 10.33 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 10.75 #ffae8a Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#005175  rgb(0, 81, 117)  hsl(198, 100%, 23%)  Yale Blue
#752400  rgb(117, 36, 0)  hsl(18, 100%, 23%)  Kobe
#750051  rgb(117, 0, 81)  hsl(318, 100%, 23%)  Pansy Purple
#517500  rgb(81, 117, 0)  hsl(78, 100%, 23%)  Avocado