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#02497A

#02497a ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#02497a is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.78% red, 28.63% green and 47.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.36% cyan, 40.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.16% black. Its hue angle is 204.5°, with 96.77% saturation and 24.31% 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 9.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 3.81.

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Web safe#003366
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Relative luminance0.0618

Complementary

  1. #02497a
  2. #7a3302

Split complementary

  1. #02497a
  2. #7a020d
  3. #7a6f02

Analogous

  1. #027a6f
  2. #02497a
  3. #020d7a

Triadic

  1. #02497a
  2. #7a0249
  3. #497a02

Tetradic

  1. #02497a
  2. #33027a
  3. #7a3302
  4. #497a02

Square

  1. #02497a
  2. #6f027a
  3. #7a3302
  4. #0d7a02

Monochromatic

  1. #000c14
  2. #011c2f
  3. #02497a
  4. #0376c5
  5. #1a9ffb

Shades

#02497a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #02497a
  2. #02426e
  3. #023a62
  4. #013355
  5. #012c49
  6. #01253d
  7. #011d31
  8. #011625
  9. #000f18
  10. #00070c
  11. #000000

Tints

#02497a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #02497a
  2. #1b5b87
  3. #356d95
  4. #4e80a2
  5. #6792af
  6. #81a4bd
  7. #9ab6ca
  8. #b3c8d7
  9. #ccdbe4
  10. #e6edf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#02497a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #02497a
  2. #0f4f7b
  3. #1b547b
  4. #285a7c
  5. #345f7c
  6. #41657d
  7. #4e6a7e
  8. #5a707e
  9. #67757f
  10. #737b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #36475f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #314c7c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1e4279 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00555b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #254b7b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #164579 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005069 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-02497a {
  color: #02497a;
}
Background
.bg-02497a {
  background-color: #02497a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-02497a {
  border: 2px solid #02497a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #02497a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 2 73 122;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 97% 24%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-02497a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #02497a, #020d7a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-02497a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(2 73 122 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 3.81 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.21 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 8.29 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.55 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.68 #003399 Smalt ΔE 10.23 #1560bd Denim ΔE 10.54 #fdb685 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#02497a  rgb(2, 73, 122)  hsl(205, 97%, 24%)  Yale Blue
#7a3302  rgb(122, 51, 2)  hsl(25, 97%, 24%)  Russet
#7a0249  rgb(122, 2, 73)  hsl(325, 97%, 24%)  Pansy Purple
#497a02  rgb(73, 122, 2)  hsl(85, 97%, 24%)  Avocado