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#034A74

#034a74 ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#034a74 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.18% red, 29.02% green and 45.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.41% cyan, 36.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.51% black. Its hue angle is 202.3°, with 94.96% saturation and 23.33% 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 9.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 5.06.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003366
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Relative luminance0.0618

Complementary

  1. #034a74
  2. #742d03

Split complementary

  1. #034a74
  2. #740311
  3. #746503

Analogous

  1. #037465
  2. #034a74
  3. #031174

Triadic

  1. #034a74
  2. #74034a
  3. #4a7403

Tetradic

  1. #034a74
  2. #2d0374
  3. #742d03
  4. #4a7403

Square

  1. #034a74
  2. #650374
  3. #742d03
  4. #117403

Monochromatic

  1. #010d14
  2. #011a29
  3. #034a74
  4. #057abf
  5. #17a5f9

Shades

#034a74 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #034a74
  2. #034368
  3. #023b5d
  4. #023451
  5. #022c46
  6. #02253a
  7. #011e2e
  8. #011623
  9. #010f17
  10. #00070c
  11. #000000

Tints

#034a74 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #034a74
  2. #1c5c82
  3. #356e90
  4. #4f809e
  5. #6892ac
  6. #81a5ba
  7. #9ab7c7
  8. #b3c9d5
  9. #cddbe3
  10. #e6edf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#034a74 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #034a74
  2. #104f75
  3. #1c5576
  4. #295a78
  5. #356079
  6. #42657a
  7. #4e6a7b
  8. #5b707c
  9. #67757e
  10. #747b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #36485c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #364b76 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #264273 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005459 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #294b75 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1d4574 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005065 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-034a74 {
  color: #034a74;
}
Background
.bg-034a74 {
  background-color: #034a74;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-034a74 {
  border: 2px solid #034a74;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #034a74;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 74 116;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 95% 23%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-034a74 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #034a74, #031174);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-034a74 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 74 116 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.06 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.12 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 8.39 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.79 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.40 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 10.47 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 10.92 #fcb58b Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#034a74  rgb(3, 74, 116)  hsl(202, 95%, 23%)  Yale Blue
#742d03  rgb(116, 45, 3)  hsl(22, 95%, 23%)  Kobe
#74034a  rgb(116, 3, 74)  hsl(322, 95%, 23%)  Pansy Purple
#4a7403  rgb(74, 116, 3)  hsl(82, 95%, 23%)  Sap Green