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#024596

#024596 ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#024596 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.78% red, 27.06% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.67% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.18% black. Its hue angle is 212.84°, with 97.37% saturation and 29.8% 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 9.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 2.96.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0647

Complementary

  1. #024596
  2. #965302

Split complementary

  1. #024596
  2. #960902
  3. #8f9602

Analogous

  1. #028f96
  2. #024596
  3. #090296

Triadic

  1. #024596
  2. #960245
  3. #459602

Tetradic

  1. #024596
  2. #530296
  3. #965302
  4. #459602

Square

  1. #024596
  2. #96028f
  3. #965302
  4. #029609

Monochromatic

  1. #000914
  2. #01224a
  3. #024596
  4. #0368e1
  5. #358ffc

Shades

#024596 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #024596
  2. #023e87
  3. #023778
  4. #013069
  5. #01295a
  6. #01234b
  7. #011c3c
  8. #01152d
  9. #000e1e
  10. #00070f
  11. #000000

Tints

#024596 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #024596
  2. #1b58a1
  3. #356aab
  4. #4e7db6
  5. #678fc0
  6. #81a2cb
  7. #9ab5d5
  8. #b3c7e0
  9. #ccdaea
  10. #e6ecf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#024596 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #024596
  2. #0f4b94
  3. #1b5192
  4. #28578f
  5. #345d8d
  6. #41638b
  7. #4e6889
  8. #5a6e87
  9. #677484
  10. #737a82
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #384770 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #014e99 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004294 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005966 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #014b98 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004395 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00527c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-024596 {
  color: #024596;
}
Background
.bg-024596 {
  background-color: #024596;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-024596 {
  border: 2px solid #024596;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #024596;
  --color-primary-rgb: 2 69 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 97% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-024596 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #024596, #090296);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-024596 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(2 69 150 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 2.96 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 2.97 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.94 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.51 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.31 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.24 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 9.41 #fdba69 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#024596  rgb(2, 69, 150)  hsl(213, 97%, 30%)  Yale Blue
#965302  rgb(150, 83, 2)  hsl(33, 97%, 30%)  Saddle Brown
#960245  rgb(150, 2, 69)  hsl(333, 97%, 30%)  Claret
#459602  rgb(69, 150, 2)  hsl(93, 97%, 30%)  Islamic Green