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#024EA5

#024ea5 ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#024ea5 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 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.79% cyan, 52.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 212.02°, with 97.6% saturation and 32.75% 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 7.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 2.39.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.0818

Complementary

  1. #024ea5
  2. #a55902

Split complementary

  1. #024ea5
  2. #a50702
  3. #a0a502

Analogous

  1. #02a0a5
  2. #024ea5
  3. #0702a5

Triadic

  1. #024ea5
  2. #a5024e
  3. #4ea502

Tetradic

  1. #024ea5
  2. #5902a5
  3. #a55902
  4. #4ea502

Square

  1. #024ea5
  2. #a502a0
  3. #a55902
  4. #02a507

Monochromatic

  1. #000a14
  2. #012a59
  3. #024ea5
  4. #0372f1
  5. #439afd

Shades

#024ea5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #024ea5
  2. #024695
  3. #023e84
  4. #013774
  5. #012f63
  6. #012753
  7. #011f42
  8. #011732
  9. #001021
  10. #000811
  11. #000000

Tints

#024ea5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #024ea5
  2. #1b60ae
  3. #3571b7
  4. #4e83c0
  5. #6795c9
  6. #81a7d2
  7. #9ab8db
  8. #b3cae4
  9. #ccdced
  10. #e6edf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#024ea5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #024ea5
  2. #0f53a1
  3. #1b589e
  4. #285d9a
  5. #346296
  6. #416793
  7. #4e6c8f
  8. #5a718b
  9. #677687
  10. #737b84
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f507b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0b58a8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004aa3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006472 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0754a7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004ca4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005c89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-024ea5 {
  color: #024ea5;
}
Background
.bg-024ea5 {
  background-color: #024ea5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-024ea5 {
  border: 2px solid #024ea5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #024ea5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 2 78 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 212 98% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-024ea5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #024ea5, #0702a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-024ea5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(2 78 165 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 2.39 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 2.92 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.17 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.44 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.64 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.05 #003399 Smalt ΔE 9.08 #fdb15a Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#024ea5  rgb(2, 78, 165)  hsl(212, 98%, 33%)  Yale Blue
#a55902  rgb(165, 89, 2)  hsl(32, 98%, 33%)  Ginger
#a5024e  rgb(165, 2, 78)  hsl(332, 98%, 33%)  Jazzberry Jam
#4ea502  rgb(78, 165, 2)  hsl(92, 98%, 33%)  Kelly Green