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#024F74

#024f74 ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#024f74 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.78% red, 30.98% green and 45.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.28% cyan, 31.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.51% black. Its hue angle is 199.47°, with 96.61% saturation and 23.14% 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 8.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 6.68.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006666
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Relative luminance0.0687

Complementary

  1. #024f74
  2. #742702

Split complementary

  1. #024f74
  2. #740216
  3. #746002

Analogous

  1. #027460
  2. #024f74
  3. #021674

Triadic

  1. #024f74
  2. #74024f
  3. #4f7402

Tetradic

  1. #024f74
  2. #270274
  3. #742702
  4. #4f7402

Square

  1. #024f74
  2. #600274
  3. #742702
  4. #167402

Monochromatic

  1. #000e14
  2. #011c29
  3. #024f74
  4. #0382bf
  5. #14b0fb

Shades

#024f74 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #024f74
  2. #024768
  3. #023f5d
  4. #013751
  5. #012f46
  6. #01283a
  7. #01202e
  8. #011823
  9. #001017
  10. #00080c
  11. #000000

Tints

#024f74 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #024f74
  2. #1b6182
  3. #357290
  4. #4e849e
  5. #6795ac
  6. #81a7ba
  7. #9ab9c7
  8. #b3cad5
  9. #ccdce3
  10. #e6edf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#024f74 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #024f74
  2. #0f5475
  3. #1b5976
  4. #285e78
  5. #346379
  6. #41687a
  7. #4e6c7b
  8. #5a717c
  9. #67767e
  10. #737b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #394c5e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d4f76 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2e4673 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00585c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2f4f75 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #234a74 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005566 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-024f74 {
  color: #024f74;
}
Background
.bg-024f74 {
  background-color: #024f74;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-024f74 {
  border: 2px solid #024f74;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #024f74;
  --color-primary-rgb: 2 79 116;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 97% 23%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-024f74 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #024f74, #021674);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-024f74 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(2 79 116 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.68 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.44 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 8.95 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.41 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 9.48 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 10.00 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 10.28 #fdb08b Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#024f74  rgb(2, 79, 116)  hsl(199, 97%, 23%)  Yale Blue
#742702  rgb(116, 39, 2)  hsl(19, 97%, 23%)  Kobe
#74024f  rgb(116, 2, 79)  hsl(319, 97%, 23%)  Pansy Purple
#4f7402  rgb(79, 116, 2)  hsl(79, 97%, 23%)  Avocado