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#04539D

#04539d ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#04539d is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 32.55% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.45% cyan, 47.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.43% black. Its hue angle is 209.02°, with 95.03% saturation and 31.57% 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 7.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 2.35.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.0865

Complementary

  1. #04539d
  2. #9d4e04

Split complementary

  1. #04539d
  2. #9d0407
  3. #9d9b04

Analogous

  1. #049d9b
  2. #04539d
  3. #04079d

Triadic

  1. #04539d
  2. #9d0453
  3. #539d04

Tetradic

  1. #04539d
  2. #4e049d
  3. #9d4e04
  4. #539d04

Square

  1. #04539d
  2. #9b049d
  3. #9d4e04
  4. #079d04

Monochromatic

  1. #010b14
  2. #022c52
  3. #04539d
  4. #067ae8
  5. #40a0fa

Shades

#04539d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #04539d
  2. #044b8d
  3. #03427e
  4. #033a6e
  5. #02325e
  6. #022a4f
  7. #02213f
  8. #01192f
  9. #01111f
  10. #000810
  11. #000000

Tints

#04539d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #04539d
  2. #1d64a7
  3. #3675b1
  4. #4f87ba
  5. #6898c4
  6. #82a9ce
  7. #9bbad8
  8. #b4cbe2
  9. #cdddeb
  10. #e6eef5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#04539d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #04539d
  2. #10589a
  3. #1d5c97
  4. #296194
  5. #366591
  6. #426a8f
  7. #4e6e8c
  8. #5b7389
  9. #677786
  10. #747c83
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #415378 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #295aa0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004d9c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006570 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1f579f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00509c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005e84 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-04539d {
  color: #04539d;
}
Background
.bg-04539d {
  background-color: #04539d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-04539d {
  border: 2px solid #04539d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #04539d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 83 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 95% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-04539d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #04539d, #04079d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-04539d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 83 157 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 2.35 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.56 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.73 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.37 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.63 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.57 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.66 #fbac62 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#04539d  rgb(4, 83, 157)  hsl(209, 95%, 32%)  Yale Blue
#9d4e04  rgb(157, 78, 4)  hsl(29, 95%, 32%)  Saddle Brown
#9d0453  rgb(157, 4, 83)  hsl(329, 95%, 32%)  Jazzberry Jam
#539d04  rgb(83, 157, 4)  hsl(89, 95%, 32%)  Olive Drab