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#024A71

#024a71 ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#024a71 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.78% red, 29.02% green and 44.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.23% cyan, 34.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.69% black. Its hue angle is 201.08°, with 96.52% saturation and 22.55% 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 9.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 5.81.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003366
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Relative luminance0.061

Complementary

  1. #024a71
  2. #712902

Split complementary

  1. #024a71
  2. #710213
  3. #716102

Analogous

  1. #027161
  2. #024a71
  3. #021371

Triadic

  1. #024a71
  2. #71024a
  3. #4a7102

Tetradic

  1. #024a71
  2. #290271
  3. #712902
  4. #4a7102

Square

  1. #024a71
  2. #610271
  3. #712902
  4. #137102

Monochromatic

  1. #000d14
  2. #011926
  3. #024a71
  4. #037bbc
  5. #11a9fb

Shades

#024a71 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #024a71
  2. #024366
  3. #023b5a
  4. #01344f
  5. #012c44
  6. #012539
  7. #011e2d
  8. #011622
  9. #000f17
  10. #00070b
  11. #000000

Tints

#024a71 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #024a71
  2. #1b5c7f
  3. #356e8d
  4. #4e809c
  5. #6792aa
  6. #81a5b8
  7. #9ab7c6
  8. #b3c9d4
  9. #ccdbe3
  10. #e6edf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#024a71 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #024a71
  2. #0f4f73
  3. #1b5574
  4. #285a76
  5. #346077
  6. #416579
  7. #4e6a7a
  8. #5a707c
  9. #67757d
  10. #737b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #36485a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #374b73 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #284270 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005458 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2a4b72 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1e4571 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005063 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-024a71 {
  color: #024a71;
}
Background
.bg-024a71 {
  background-color: #024a71;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-024a71 {
  border: 2px solid #024a71;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #024a71;
  --color-primary-rgb: 2 74 113;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 97% 23%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-024a71 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #024a71, #021371);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-024a71 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(2 74 113 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.81 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 8.45 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.63 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 9.17 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.88 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 10.66 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 10.68 #fdb58e Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#024a71  rgb(2, 74, 113)  hsl(201, 97%, 23%)  Yale Blue
#712902  rgb(113, 41, 2)  hsl(21, 97%, 23%)  Kobe
#71024a  rgb(113, 2, 74)  hsl(321, 97%, 23%)  Tyrian Purple
#4a7102  rgb(74, 113, 2)  hsl(81, 97%, 23%)  Sap Green