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#04499B

#04499b ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#04499b is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 28.63% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.42% cyan, 52.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 212.58°, with 94.97% saturation and 31.18% 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 8.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 2.04.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0716

Complementary

  1. #04499b
  2. #9b5604

Split complementary

  1. #04499b
  2. #9b0a04
  3. #959b04

Analogous

  1. #04959b
  2. #04499b
  3. #0a049b

Triadic

  1. #04499b
  2. #9b0449
  3. #499b04

Tetradic

  1. #04499b
  2. #56049b
  3. #9b5604
  4. #499b04

Square

  1. #04499b
  2. #9b0495
  3. #9b5604
  4. #049b0a

Monochromatic

  1. #010914
  2. #022650
  3. #04499b
  4. #066ce6
  5. #3e94fa

Shades

#04499b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #04499b
  2. #04428c
  3. #033a7c
  4. #03336d
  5. #022c5d
  6. #02254e
  7. #021d3e
  8. #01162f
  9. #010f1f
  10. #000710
  11. #000000

Tints

#04499b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #04499b
  2. #1d5ba5
  3. #366daf
  4. #4f80b9
  5. #6892c3
  6. #82a4cd
  7. #9bb6d7
  8. #b4c8e1
  9. #cddbeb
  10. #e6edf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#04499b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #04499b
  2. #104f98
  3. #1d5496
  4. #295a93
  5. #365f90
  6. #42658e
  7. #4e6a8b
  8. #5b7088
  9. #677585
  10. #747b83
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b4b74 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0a529e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004699 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005d6b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #084f9d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00479a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005681 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-04499b {
  color: #04499b;
}
Background
.bg-04499b {
  background-color: #04499b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-04499b {
  border: 2px solid #04499b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #04499b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 73 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 95% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-04499b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #04499b, #0a049b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-04499b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 73 155 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 2.04 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 2.64 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.79 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.63 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.13 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.16 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.33 #fbb664 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#04499b  rgb(4, 73, 155)  hsl(213, 95%, 31%)  Yale Blue
#9b5604  rgb(155, 86, 4)  hsl(33, 95%, 31%)  Golden Brown
#9b0449  rgb(155, 4, 73)  hsl(333, 95%, 31%)  Jazzberry Jam
#499b04  rgb(73, 155, 4)  hsl(93, 95%, 31%)  Islamic Green