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#034B7A

#034b7a ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#034b7a is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.18% red, 29.41% green and 47.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.54% cyan, 38.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.16% black. Its hue angle is 203.7°, with 95.2% saturation and 24.51% 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 9.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 4.04.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003366
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Relative luminance0.0646

Complementary

  1. #034b7a
  2. #7a3203

Split complementary

  1. #034b7a
  2. #7a030f
  3. #7a6e03

Analogous

  1. #037a6e
  2. #034b7a
  3. #030f7a

Triadic

  1. #034b7a
  2. #7a034b
  3. #4b7a03

Tetradic

  1. #034b7a
  2. #32037a
  3. #7a3203
  4. #4b7a03

Square

  1. #034b7a
  2. #6e037a
  3. #7a3203
  4. #0f7a03

Monochromatic

  1. #000c14
  2. #011d2f
  3. #034b7a
  4. #0579c5
  5. #1da2f9

Shades

#034b7a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #034b7a
  2. #03446e
  3. #023c62
  4. #023555
  5. #022d49
  6. #02263d
  7. #011e31
  8. #011725
  9. #010f18
  10. #00080c
  11. #000000

Tints

#034b7a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #034b7a
  2. #1c5d87
  3. #356f95
  4. #4f81a2
  5. #6893af
  6. #81a5bd
  7. #9ab7ca
  8. #b3c9d7
  9. #cddbe4
  10. #e6edf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#034b7a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #034b7a
  2. #10507b
  3. #1c567b
  4. #295b7c
  5. #35607c
  6. #42667d
  7. #4e6b7e
  8. #5b707e
  9. #67757f
  10. #747b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #384960 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #344d7c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #234379 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00565c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #284c7b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1a4779 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005269 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-034b7a {
  color: #034b7a;
}
Background
.bg-034b7a {
  background-color: #034b7a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-034b7a {
  border: 2px solid #034b7a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #034b7a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 75 122;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 95% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-034b7a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #034b7a, #030f7a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-034b7a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 75 122 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 4.04 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.48 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.07 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.65 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 8.84 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 9.98 #1560bd Denim ΔE 10.22 #fcb485 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#034b7a  rgb(3, 75, 122)  hsl(204, 95%, 25%)  Yale Blue
#7a3203  rgb(122, 50, 3)  hsl(24, 95%, 25%)  Russet
#7a034b  rgb(122, 3, 75)  hsl(324, 95%, 25%)  Pansy Purple
#4b7a03  rgb(75, 122, 3)  hsl(84, 95%, 25%)  Avocado