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#024E8B

#024e8b ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#024e8b 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 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.56% cyan, 43.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 206.72°, with 97.16% saturation and 27.65% 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 8.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 1.84.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.0733

Complementary

  1. #024e8b
  2. #8b3f02

Split complementary

  1. #024e8b
  2. #8b0209
  3. #8b8402

Analogous

  1. #028b84
  2. #024e8b
  3. #02098b

Triadic

  1. #024e8b
  2. #8b024e
  3. #4e8b02

Tetradic

  1. #024e8b
  2. #3f028b
  3. #8b3f02
  4. #4e8b02

Square

  1. #024e8b
  2. #84028b
  3. #8b3f02
  4. #098b02

Monochromatic

  1. #000b14
  2. #012440
  3. #024e8b
  4. #0378d6
  5. #2a9efc

Shades

#024e8b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #024e8b
  2. #02467d
  3. #023e6f
  4. #013761
  5. #012f53
  6. #012746
  7. #011f38
  8. #01172a
  9. #00101c
  10. #00080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#024e8b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #024e8b
  2. #1b6097
  3. #3571a2
  4. #4e83ae
  5. #6795b9
  6. #81a7c5
  7. #9ab8d1
  8. #b3cadc
  9. #ccdce8
  10. #e6edf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#024e8b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #024e8b
  2. #0f538a
  3. #1b5889
  4. #285d88
  5. #346287
  6. #416786
  7. #4e6c84
  8. #5a7183
  9. #677682
  10. #737b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b4d6b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2e538d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #14478a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005d65 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #23518c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0e4a8a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005776 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-024e8b {
  color: #024e8b;
}
Background
.bg-024e8b {
  background-color: #024e8b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-024e8b {
  border: 2px solid #024e8b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #024e8b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 2 78 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 97% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-024e8b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #024e8b, #02098b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-024e8b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(2 78 139 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 1.84 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.99 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.49 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.63 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.15 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 8.94 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 10.33 #fdb174 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#024e8b  rgb(2, 78, 139)  hsl(207, 97%, 28%)  Yale Blue
#8b3f02  rgb(139, 63, 2)  hsl(27, 97%, 28%)  Saddle Brown
#8b024e  rgb(139, 2, 78)  hsl(327, 97%, 28%)  Pansy Purple
#4e8b02  rgb(78, 139, 2)  hsl(87, 97%, 28%)  Avocado