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#024E85

#024e85 ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#024e85 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.78% red, 30.59% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.5% cyan, 41.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 205.19°, with 97.04% saturation and 26.47% 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 8.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 2.78.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.0716

Complementary

  1. #024e85
  2. #853902

Split complementary

  1. #024e85
  2. #85020c
  3. #857a02

Analogous

  1. #02857a
  2. #024e85
  3. #020c85

Triadic

  1. #024e85
  2. #85024e
  3. #4e8502

Tetradic

  1. #024e85
  2. #390285
  3. #853902
  4. #4e8502

Square

  1. #024e85
  2. #7a0285
  3. #853902
  4. #0c8502

Monochromatic

  1. #000c14
  2. #01223a
  3. #024e85
  4. #037ad0
  5. #24a1fc

Shades

#024e85 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #024e85
  2. #024678
  3. #023e6a
  4. #01375d
  5. #012f50
  6. #012743
  7. #011f35
  8. #011728
  9. #00101b
  10. #00080d
  11. #000000

Tints

#024e85 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #024e85
  2. #1b6091
  3. #35719d
  4. #4e83aa
  5. #6795b6
  6. #81a7c2
  7. #9ab8ce
  8. #b3cada
  9. #ccdce7
  10. #e6edf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#024e85 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #024e85
  2. #0f5385
  3. #1b5884
  4. #285d84
  5. #346283
  6. #416783
  7. #4e6c82
  8. #5a7182
  9. #677681
  10. #737b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b4d67 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #325187 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1d4784 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005b63 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #265086 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #154a84 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005672 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-024e85 {
  color: #024e85;
}
Background
.bg-024e85 {
  background-color: #024e85;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-024e85 {
  border: 2px solid #024e85;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #024e85;
  --color-primary-rgb: 2 78 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 97% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-024e85 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #024e85, #020c85);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-024e85 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(2 78 133 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 2.78 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.71 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.73 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.39 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.70 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 8.89 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 10.19 #fdb17a Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#024e85  rgb(2, 78, 133)  hsl(205, 97%, 26%)  Yale Blue
#853902  rgb(133, 57, 2)  hsl(25, 97%, 26%)  Saddle Brown
#85024e  rgb(133, 2, 78)  hsl(325, 97%, 26%)  Pansy Purple
#4e8502  rgb(78, 133, 2)  hsl(85, 97%, 26%)  Avocado