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#024A80

#024a80 ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#024a80 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 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.44% cyan, 42.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.8% black. Its hue angle is 205.71°, with 96.92% saturation and 25.49% 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 9.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 2.92.

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. #024a80
  2. #803802

Split complementary

  1. #024a80
  2. #80020b
  3. #807702

Analogous

  1. #028077
  2. #024a80
  3. #020b80

Triadic

  1. #024a80
  2. #80024a
  3. #4a8002

Tetradic

  1. #024a80
  2. #380280
  3. #803802
  4. #4a8002

Square

  1. #024a80
  2. #770280
  3. #803802
  4. #0b8002

Monochromatic

  1. #000c14
  2. #011e35
  3. #024a80
  4. #0376cb
  5. #1f9dfc

Shades

#024a80 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #024a80
  2. #024373
  3. #023b66
  4. #01345a
  5. #012c4d
  6. #012540
  7. #011e33
  8. #011626
  9. #000f1a
  10. #00070d
  11. #000000

Tints

#024a80 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #024a80
  2. #1b5c8d
  3. #356e99
  4. #4e80a6
  5. #6792b3
  6. #81a5c0
  7. #9ab7cc
  8. #b3c9d9
  9. #ccdbe6
  10. #e6edf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#024a80 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #024a80
  2. #0f4f80
  3. #1b5580
  4. #285a80
  5. #346080
  6. #416580
  7. #4e6a80
  8. #5a7080
  9. #677580
  10. #737b80
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #384963 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2f4e82 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #19437f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00575e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #234c81 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #12467f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00526d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-024a80 {
  color: #024a80;
}
Background
.bg-024a80 {
  background-color: #024a80;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-024a80 {
  border: 2px solid #024a80;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #024a80;
  --color-primary-rgb: 2 74 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 97% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-024a80 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #024a80, #020b80);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-024a80 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(2 74 128 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 2.92 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.59 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.96 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.00 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 8.89 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.83 #003399 Smalt ΔE 10.07 #fdb57f Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#024a80  rgb(2, 74, 128)  hsl(206, 97%, 25%)  Yale Blue
#803802  rgb(128, 56, 2)  hsl(26, 97%, 25%)  Saddle Brown
#80024a  rgb(128, 2, 74)  hsl(326, 97%, 25%)  Pansy Purple
#4a8002  rgb(74, 128, 2)  hsl(86, 97%, 25%)  Avocado