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#02426E

#02426e ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#02426e is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.78% red, 25.88% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.18% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.86% black. Its hue angle is 204.44°, with 96.43% saturation and 21.96% 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 10.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 5.6.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003366
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Relative luminance0.0504

Complementary

  1. #02426e
  2. #6e2e02

Split complementary

  1. #02426e
  2. #6e020c
  3. #6e6402

Analogous

  1. #026e64
  2. #02426e
  3. #020c6e

Triadic

  1. #02426e
  2. #6e0242
  3. #426e02

Tetradic

  1. #02426e
  2. #2e026e
  3. #6e2e02
  4. #426e02

Square

  1. #02426e
  2. #64026e
  3. #6e2e02
  4. #0c6e02

Monochromatic

  1. #000c14
  2. #011523
  3. #02426e
  4. #036fb9
  5. #0e9afb

Shades

#02426e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #02426e
  2. #023b63
  3. #023558
  4. #012e4d
  5. #012842
  6. #012137
  7. #011a2c
  8. #011421
  9. #000d16
  10. #00070b
  11. #000000

Tints

#02426e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #02426e
  2. #1b557d
  3. #35688b
  4. #4e7b9a
  5. #678ea8
  6. #81a1b7
  7. #9ab3c5
  8. #b3c6d4
  9. #ccd9e2
  10. #e6ecf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#02426e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #02426e
  2. #0f4870
  3. #1b4e72
  4. #285573
  5. #345b75
  6. #416177
  7. #4e6779
  8. #5a6d7b
  9. #67747c
  10. #737a7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #314056 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2c4470 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1c3b6d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004d52 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #21436f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #143e6d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00495f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-02426e {
  color: #02426e;
}
Background
.bg-02426e {
  background-color: #02426e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-02426e {
  border: 2px solid #02426e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #02426e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 2 66 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 96% 22%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-02426e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #02426e, #020c6e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-02426e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(2 66 110 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.60 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 5.83 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.15 #003399 Smalt ΔE 9.38 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 10.42 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 10.69 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 10.94 #fdbd91 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#02426e  rgb(2, 66, 110)  hsl(204, 96%, 22%)  Yale Blue
#6e2e02  rgb(110, 46, 2)  hsl(24, 96%, 22%)  Sepia
#6e0242  rgb(110, 2, 66)  hsl(324, 96%, 22%)  Tyrian Purple
#426e02  rgb(66, 110, 2)  hsl(84, 96%, 22%)  Sap Green