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#045489

#045489 ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#045489 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 32.94% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.08% cyan, 38.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.27% black. Its hue angle is 203.91°, with 94.33% saturation and 27.65% 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 7.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 4.1.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.0817

Complementary

  1. #045489
  2. #893904

Split complementary

  1. #045489
  2. #890411
  3. #897c04

Analogous

  1. #04897c
  2. #045489
  3. #041189

Triadic

  1. #045489
  2. #890454
  3. #548904

Tetradic

  1. #045489
  2. #390489
  3. #893904
  4. #548904

Square

  1. #045489
  2. #7c0489
  3. #893904
  4. #118904

Monochromatic

  1. #010c14
  2. #02263f
  3. #045489
  4. #0682d3
  5. #2da8f9

Shades

#045489 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #045489
  2. #044c7b
  3. #03436e
  4. #033b60
  5. #023252
  6. #022a45
  7. #022237
  8. #011929
  9. #01111b
  10. #00080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#045489 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #045489
  2. #1d6595
  3. #3676a1
  4. #4f87ac
  5. #6898b8
  6. #82aac4
  7. #9bbbd0
  8. #b4ccdc
  9. #cddde7
  10. #e6eef3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#045489 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #045489
  2. #105888
  3. #1d5d87
  4. #296186
  5. #366685
  6. #426a85
  7. #4e6e84
  8. #5b7383
  9. #677782
  10. #747c81
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f526c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a578b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #264c88 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006168 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2d568a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1d4f88 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005c76 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-045489 {
  color: #045489;
}
Background
.bg-045489 {
  background-color: #045489;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-045489 {
  border: 2px solid #045489;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #045489;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 84 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 94% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-045489 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #045489, #041189);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-045489 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 84 137 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 4.10 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.07 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.84 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.38 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.56 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.77 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 8.37 #fbab76 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#045489  rgb(4, 84, 137)  hsl(204, 94%, 28%)  Yale Blue
#893904  rgb(137, 57, 4)  hsl(24, 94%, 28%)  Saddle Brown
#890454  rgb(137, 4, 84)  hsl(324, 94%, 28%)  Pansy Purple
#548904  rgb(84, 137, 4)  hsl(84, 94%, 28%)  Avocado