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#024EA3

#024ea3 ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#024ea3 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 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.77% cyan, 52.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 211.68°, with 97.58% saturation and 32.35% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 2.11.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.0811

Complementary

  1. #024ea3
  2. #a35702

Split complementary

  1. #024ea3
  2. #a30702
  3. #9ea302

Analogous

  1. #029ea3
  2. #024ea3
  3. #0702a3

Triadic

  1. #024ea3
  2. #a3024e
  3. #4ea302

Tetradic

  1. #024ea3
  2. #5702a3
  3. #a35702
  4. #4ea302

Square

  1. #024ea3
  2. #a3029e
  3. #a35702
  4. #02a307

Monochromatic

  1. #000a14
  2. #012a57
  3. #024ea3
  4. #0372ef
  5. #419afd

Shades

#024ea3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #024ea3
  2. #024693
  3. #023e82
  4. #013772
  5. #012f62
  6. #012752
  7. #011f41
  8. #011731
  9. #001021
  10. #000810
  11. #000000

Tints

#024ea3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #024ea3
  2. #1b60ac
  3. #3571b5
  4. #4e83bf
  5. #6795c8
  6. #81a7d1
  7. #9ab8da
  8. #b3cae3
  9. #ccdced
  10. #e6edf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#024ea3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #024ea3
  2. #0f53a0
  3. #1b589c
  4. #285d99
  5. #346295
  6. #416792
  7. #4e6c8e
  8. #5a718b
  9. #677687
  10. #737b84
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e4f7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1057a6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004aa1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006371 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0b54a5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004ca2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005b88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-024ea3 {
  color: #024ea3;
}
Background
.bg-024ea3 {
  background-color: #024ea3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-024ea3 {
  border: 2px solid #024ea3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #024ea3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 2 78 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 212 98% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-024ea3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #024ea3, #0702a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-024ea3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(2 78 163 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 2.11 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.11 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.43 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.53 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.58 #003399 Smalt ΔE 9.15 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.26 #fdb15c Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#024ea3  rgb(2, 78, 163)  hsl(212, 98%, 32%)  Yale Blue
#a35702  rgb(163, 87, 2)  hsl(32, 98%, 32%)  Ginger
#a3024e  rgb(163, 2, 78)  hsl(332, 98%, 32%)  Jazzberry Jam
#4ea302  rgb(78, 163, 2)  hsl(92, 98%, 32%)  Kelly Green