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#044479

#044479 ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#044479 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 26.67% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.69% cyan, 43.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.55% black. Its hue angle is 207.18°, with 93.6% 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 9.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 4.03.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003366
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Relative luminance0.0554

Complementary

  1. #044479
  2. #793904

Split complementary

  1. #044479
  2. #790409
  3. #797404

Analogous

  1. #047974
  2. #044479
  3. #040979

Triadic

  1. #044479
  2. #790444
  3. #447904

Tetradic

  1. #044479
  2. #390479
  3. #793904
  4. #447904

Square

  1. #044479
  2. #740479
  3. #793904
  4. #097904

Monochromatic

  1. #010b14
  2. #021a2f
  3. #044479
  4. #066ec3
  5. #1e95f8

Shades

#044479 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #044479
  2. #043d6d
  3. #033661
  4. #033055
  5. #022949
  6. #02223d
  7. #021b30
  8. #011424
  9. #010e18
  10. #00070c
  11. #000000

Tints

#044479 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #044479
  2. #1d5786
  3. #366994
  4. #4f7ca1
  5. #688faf
  6. #82a2bc
  7. #9bb4c9
  8. #b4c7d7
  9. #cddae4
  10. #e6ecf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#044479 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #044479
  2. #104a7a
  3. #1d507a
  4. #29567b
  5. #365c7c
  6. #42627d
  7. #4e687d
  8. #5b6e7e
  9. #67747f
  10. #747a7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #34435d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #29487b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #133e78 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005158 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1f467a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0e4178 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004c67 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-044479 {
  color: #044479;
}
Background
.bg-044479 {
  background-color: #044479;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-044479 {
  border: 2px solid #044479;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #044479;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 68 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 94% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-044479 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #044479, #040979);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-044479 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 68 121 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 4.03 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.85 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 7.06 #003399 Smalt ΔE 8.84 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.08 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 9.95 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 10.13 #fbbb86 Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#044479  rgb(4, 68, 121)  hsl(207, 94%, 25%)  Yale Blue
#793904  rgb(121, 57, 4)  hsl(27, 94%, 25%)  Russet
#790444  rgb(121, 4, 68)  hsl(327, 94%, 25%)  Pansy Purple
#447904  rgb(68, 121, 4)  hsl(87, 94%, 25%)  Sap Green