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#024B6A

#024b6a ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#024b6a is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.78% red, 29.41% green and 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.11% cyan, 29.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.43% black. Its hue angle is 197.88°, with 96.3% saturation and 21.18% 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 9.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 8.25.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003366
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Relative luminance0.0609

Complementary

  1. #024b6a
  2. #6a2102

Split complementary

  1. #024b6a
  2. #6a0217
  3. #6a5502

Analogous

  1. #026a55
  2. #024b6a
  3. #02176a

Triadic

  1. #024b6a
  2. #6a024b
  3. #4b6a02

Tetradic

  1. #024b6a
  2. #21026a
  3. #6a2102
  4. #4b6a02

Square

  1. #024b6a
  2. #55026a
  3. #6a2102
  4. #176a02

Monochromatic

  1. #000e14
  2. #01161f
  3. #024b6a
  4. #0380b5
  5. #0bb3fa

Shades

#024b6a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #024b6a
  2. #02445f
  3. #023c55
  4. #01354a
  5. #012d40
  6. #012635
  7. #011e2a
  8. #011720
  9. #000f15
  10. #00080b
  11. #000000

Tints

#024b6a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #024b6a
  2. #1b5d79
  3. #356f88
  4. #4e8197
  5. #6793a6
  6. #81a5b5
  7. #9ab7c3
  8. #b3c9d2
  9. #ccdbe1
  10. #e6edf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#024b6a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #024b6a
  2. #0f506c
  3. #1b566e
  4. #285b71
  5. #346073
  6. #416675
  7. #4e6b77
  8. #5a7079
  9. #67757c
  10. #737b7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #364856 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3c4b6b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f4269 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005356 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2e4b6b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #23466a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00505e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-024b6a {
  color: #024b6a;
}
Background
.bg-024b6a {
  background-color: #024b6a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-024b6a {
  border: 2px solid #024b6a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #024b6a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 2 75 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 96% 21%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-024b6a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #024b6a, #02176a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-024b6a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(2 75 106 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.25 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 9.36 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 9.58 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 10.01 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 10.37 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 10.38 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 10.53 #fdb495 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#024b6a  rgb(2, 75, 106)  hsl(198, 96%, 21%)  Yale Blue
#6a2102  rgb(106, 33, 2)  hsl(18, 96%, 21%)  Kobe
#6a024b  rgb(106, 2, 75)  hsl(318, 96%, 21%)  Tyrian Purple
#4b6a02  rgb(75, 106, 2)  hsl(78, 96%, 21%)  Dark Olive Green