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#044188

#044188 ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#044188 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 25.49% green and 53.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.06% cyan, 52.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.67% black. Its hue angle is 212.27°, with 94.29% saturation and 27.45% 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 9.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 4.02.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0558

Complementary

  1. #044188
  2. #884b04

Split complementary

  1. #044188
  2. #880904
  3. #838804

Analogous

  1. #048388
  2. #044188
  3. #090488

Triadic

  1. #044188
  2. #880441
  3. #418804

Tetradic

  1. #044188
  2. #4b0488
  3. #884b04
  4. #418804

Square

  1. #044188
  2. #880483
  3. #884b04
  4. #048809

Monochromatic

  1. #010914
  2. #021d3e
  3. #044188
  4. #0665d2
  5. #2c8bf9

Shades

#044188 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #044188
  2. #043b7a
  3. #03346d
  4. #032e5f
  5. #022752
  6. #022144
  7. #021a36
  8. #011429
  9. #010d1b
  10. #00070e
  11. #000000

Tints

#044188 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #044188
  2. #1d5494
  3. #3667a0
  4. #4f7aac
  5. #688db8
  6. #82a0c4
  7. #9bb3cf
  8. #b4c6db
  9. #cdd9e7
  10. #e6ecf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#044188 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #044188
  2. #104787
  3. #1d4e86
  4. #295486
  5. #365a85
  6. #426184
  7. #4e6783
  8. #5b6d82
  9. #677382
  10. #747a81
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #344266 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #10498b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003e87 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00535e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0c468a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003f87 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004c71 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-044188 {
  color: #044188;
}
Background
.bg-044188 {
  background-color: #044188;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-044188 {
  border: 2px solid #044188;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #044188;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 65 136;
  --color-primary-hsl: 212 94% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-044188 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #044188, #090488);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-044188 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 65 136 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 4.02 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.91 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.36 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.69 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.98 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 8.02 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.29 #fbbe77 Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#044188  rgb(4, 65, 136)  hsl(212, 94%, 27%)  Yale Blue
#884b04  rgb(136, 75, 4)  hsl(32, 94%, 27%)  Saddle Brown
#880441  rgb(136, 4, 65)  hsl(332, 94%, 27%)  Claret
#418804  rgb(65, 136, 4)  hsl(92, 94%, 27%)  India Green