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#04489A

#04489a ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#04489a is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 28.24% green and 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.4% cyan, 53.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.61% black. Its hue angle is 212.8°, with 94.94% saturation and 30.98% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 2.26.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0699

Complementary

  1. #04489a
  2. #9a5604

Split complementary

  1. #04489a
  2. #9a0b04
  3. #939a04

Analogous

  1. #04939a
  2. #04489a
  3. #0b049a

Triadic

  1. #04489a
  2. #9a0448
  3. #489a04

Tetradic

  1. #04489a
  2. #56049a
  3. #9a5604
  4. #489a04

Square

  1. #04489a
  2. #9a0493
  3. #9a5604
  4. #049a0b

Monochromatic

  1. #010914
  2. #02254f
  3. #04489a
  4. #066be5
  5. #3d93fa

Shades

#04489a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #04489a
  2. #04418b
  3. #033a7b
  4. #03326c
  5. #022b5c
  6. #02244d
  7. #021d3e
  8. #01162e
  9. #010e1f
  10. #00070f
  11. #000000

Tints

#04489a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #04489a
  2. #1d5aa4
  3. #366dae
  4. #4f7fb8
  5. #6891c2
  6. #82a4cd
  7. #9bb6d7
  8. #b4c8e1
  9. #cddaeb
  10. #e6edf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#04489a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #04489a
  2. #104e97
  3. #1d5395
  4. #295992
  5. #365e90
  6. #42648d
  7. #4e6a8a
  8. #5b6f88
  9. #677585
  10. #747a83
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a4a73 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #07519d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004598 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005c6a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #064e9c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004699 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005580 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-04489a {
  color: #04489a;
}
Background
.bg-04489a {
  background-color: #04489a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-04489a {
  border: 2px solid #04489a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #04489a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 72 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 95% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-04489a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #04489a, #0b049a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-04489a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 72 154 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 2.26 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 2.62 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.04 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.31 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.90 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.44 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.46 #fbb765 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#04489a  rgb(4, 72, 154)  hsl(213, 95%, 31%)  Yale Blue
#9a5604  rgb(154, 86, 4)  hsl(33, 95%, 31%)  Golden Brown
#9a0448  rgb(154, 4, 72)  hsl(333, 95%, 31%)  Jazzberry Jam
#489a04  rgb(72, 154, 4)  hsl(93, 95%, 31%)  Islamic Green