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#024E8A

#024e8a ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#024e8a 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 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.55% cyan, 43.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 206.47°, with 97.14% saturation and 27.45% 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 8.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 1.99.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.073

Complementary

  1. #024e8a
  2. #8a3e02

Split complementary

  1. #024e8a
  2. #8a020a
  3. #8a8202

Analogous

  1. #028a82
  2. #024e8a
  3. #020a8a

Triadic

  1. #024e8a
  2. #8a024e
  3. #4e8a02

Tetradic

  1. #024e8a
  2. #3e028a
  3. #8a3e02
  4. #4e8a02

Square

  1. #024e8a
  2. #82028a
  3. #8a3e02
  4. #0a8a02

Monochromatic

  1. #000b14
  2. #01233f
  3. #024e8a
  4. #0379d5
  5. #299ffc

Shades

#024e8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #024e8a
  2. #02467c
  3. #023e6e
  4. #013761
  5. #012f53
  6. #012745
  7. #011f37
  8. #011729
  9. #00101c
  10. #00080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#024e8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #024e8a
  2. #1b6096
  3. #3571a1
  4. #4e83ad
  5. #6795b9
  6. #81a7c5
  7. #9ab8d0
  8. #b3cadc
  9. #ccdce8
  10. #e6edf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#024e8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #024e8a
  2. #0f5389
  3. #1b5888
  4. #285d87
  5. #346286
  6. #416785
  7. #4e6c84
  8. #5a7183
  9. #677682
  10. #737b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b4d6a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2f528c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #164789 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005d65 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #23518b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0f4a89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005776 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-024e8a {
  color: #024e8a;
}
Background
.bg-024e8a {
  background-color: #024e8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-024e8a {
  border: 2px solid #024e8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #024e8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 2 78 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 97% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-024e8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #024e8a, #020a8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-024e8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(2 78 138 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 1.99 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.11 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.52 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.75 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.24 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 8.93 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 10.35 #fdb175 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#024e8a  rgb(2, 78, 138)  hsl(206, 97%, 27%)  Yale Blue
#8a3e02  rgb(138, 62, 2)  hsl(26, 97%, 27%)  Saddle Brown
#8a024e  rgb(138, 2, 78)  hsl(326, 97%, 27%)  Pansy Purple
#4e8a02  rgb(78, 138, 2)  hsl(86, 97%, 27%)  Avocado