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#034697

#034697 ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#034697 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.18% red, 27.45% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.01% cyan, 53.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 212.84°, with 96.1% saturation and 30.2% 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 9.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 2.68.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0663

Complementary

  1. #034697
  2. #975403

Split complementary

  1. #034697
  2. #970a03
  3. #909703

Analogous

  1. #039097
  2. #034697
  3. #0a0397

Triadic

  1. #034697
  2. #970346
  3. #469703

Tetradic

  1. #034697
  2. #540397
  3. #975403
  4. #469703

Square

  1. #034697
  2. #970390
  3. #975403
  4. #03970a

Monochromatic

  1. #000914
  2. #02234c
  3. #034697
  4. #0469e2
  5. #3890fb

Shades

#034697 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #034697
  2. #033f88
  3. #023879
  4. #02316a
  5. #022a5b
  6. #02234c
  7. #011c3c
  8. #01152d
  9. #010e1e
  10. #00070f
  11. #000000

Tints

#034697 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #034697
  2. #1c59a1
  3. #356bac
  4. #4f7eb6
  5. #6890c1
  6. #81a3cb
  7. #9ab5d5
  8. #b3c8e0
  9. #cddaea
  10. #e6edf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#034697 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #034697
  2. #104c95
  3. #1c5292
  4. #295790
  5. #355d8e
  6. #42638c
  7. #4e6989
  8. #5b6f87
  9. #677485
  10. #747a82
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #384871 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #044f9a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004395 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005a67 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #044c99 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004496 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00537d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-034697 {
  color: #034697;
}
Background
.bg-034697 {
  background-color: #034697;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-034697 {
  border: 2px solid #034697;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #034697;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 70 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 96% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-034697 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #034697, #0a0397);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-034697 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 70 151 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 2.68 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 2.86 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.67 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.79 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.52 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.33 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 9.09 #fcb968 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#034697  rgb(3, 70, 151)  hsl(213, 96%, 30%)  Yale Blue
#975403  rgb(151, 84, 3)  hsl(33, 96%, 30%)  Golden Brown
#970346  rgb(151, 3, 70)  hsl(333, 96%, 30%)  Jazzberry Jam
#469703  rgb(70, 151, 3)  hsl(93, 96%, 30%)  Islamic Green