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#00538D

#00538d ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00538d is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 32.55% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 41.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 204.68°, with 100% saturation and 27.65% 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 8.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 3.36.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.0811

Complementary

  1. #00538d
  2. #8d3a00

Split complementary

  1. #00538d
  2. #8d000d
  3. #8d8100

Analogous

  1. #008d81
  2. #00538d
  3. #000d8d

Triadic

  1. #00538d
  2. #8d0053
  3. #538d00

Tetradic

  1. #00538d
  2. #3a008d
  3. #8d3a00
  4. #538d00

Square

  1. #00538d
  2. #81008d
  3. #8d3a00
  4. #0d8d00

Monochromatic

  1. #000c14
  2. #002641
  3. #00538d
  4. #0080da
  5. #27a6ff

Shades

#00538d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00538d
  2. #004b7f
  3. #004271
  4. #003a63
  5. #003255
  6. #002a47
  7. #002138
  8. #00192a
  9. #00111c
  10. #00080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#00538d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00538d
  2. #1a6498
  3. #3375a4
  4. #4d87af
  5. #6698bb
  6. #80a9c6
  7. #99bad1
  8. #b3cbdd
  9. #ccdde8
  10. #e6eef4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00538d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00538d
  2. #0d588c
  3. #1a5c8a
  4. #266189
  5. #336588
  6. #406a87
  7. #4d6e85
  8. #5a7384
  9. #667783
  10. #737c81
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e516e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #36578f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1f4b8c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006169 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #29558e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #164e8c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005c79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00538d {
  color: #00538d;
}
Background
.bg-00538d {
  background-color: #00538d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-00538d {
  border: 2px solid #00538d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00538d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 83 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 100% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00538d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00538d, #000d8d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00538d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 83 141 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 3.36 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.07 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.85 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.13 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.17 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.26 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.05 #ffac72 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#00538d  rgb(0, 83, 141)  hsl(205, 100%, 28%)  Yale Blue
#8d3a00  rgb(141, 58, 0)  hsl(25, 100%, 28%)  Saddle Brown
#8d0053  rgb(141, 0, 83)  hsl(325, 100%, 28%)  Pansy Purple
#538d00  rgb(83, 141, 0)  hsl(85, 100%, 28%)  Avocado