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#034F8E

#034f8e ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#034f8e is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.18% red, 30.98% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.89% cyan, 44.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 207.19°, with 95.86% saturation and 28.43% 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 8.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 1.68.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.0756

Complementary

  1. #034f8e
  2. #8e4203

Split complementary

  1. #034f8e
  2. #8e030a
  3. #8e8703

Analogous

  1. #038e87
  2. #034f8e
  3. #030a8e

Triadic

  1. #034f8e
  2. #8e034f
  3. #4f8e03

Tetradic

  1. #034f8e
  2. #42038e
  3. #8e4203
  4. #4f8e03

Square

  1. #034f8e
  2. #87038e
  3. #8e4203
  4. #0a8e03

Monochromatic

  1. #000b14
  2. #012543
  3. #034f8e
  4. #0579d9
  5. #2f9ffb

Shades

#034f8e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #034f8e
  2. #034780
  3. #023f72
  4. #023763
  5. #022f55
  6. #022847
  7. #012039
  8. #01182b
  9. #01101c
  10. #00080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#034f8e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #034f8e
  2. #1c6199
  3. #3572a5
  4. #4f84b0
  5. #6895bb
  6. #81a7c7
  7. #9ab9d2
  8. #b3cadd
  9. #cddce8
  10. #e6edf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#034f8e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #034f8e
  2. #10548d
  3. #1c598b
  4. #295e8a
  5. #356388
  6. #426887
  7. #4e6c86
  8. #5b7184
  9. #677683
  10. #747b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c4e6d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2e5490 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #12488d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005e67 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #23528f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0d4b8d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005979 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-034f8e {
  color: #034f8e;
}
Background
.bg-034f8e {
  background-color: #034f8e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-034f8e {
  border: 2px solid #034f8e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #034f8e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 79 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 96% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-034f8e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #034f8e, #030a8e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-034f8e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 79 142 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 1.68 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.83 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.11 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.25 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.70 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 8.64 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.98 #fcb071 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#034f8e  rgb(3, 79, 142)  hsl(207, 96%, 28%)  Yale Blue
#8e4203  rgb(142, 66, 3)  hsl(27, 96%, 28%)  Saddle Brown
#8e034f  rgb(142, 3, 79)  hsl(327, 96%, 28%)  Pansy Purple
#4f8e03  rgb(79, 142, 3)  hsl(87, 96%, 28%)  Avocado