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#04558D

#04558d ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#04558d is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 33.33% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.16% cyan, 39.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 204.53°, with 94.48% saturation and 28.43% 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 7.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 3.98.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.0845

Complementary

  1. #04558d
  2. #8d3c04

Split complementary

  1. #04558d
  2. #8d0410
  3. #8d8104

Analogous

  1. #048d81
  2. #04558d
  3. #04108d

Triadic

  1. #04558d
  2. #8d0455
  3. #558d04

Tetradic

  1. #04558d
  2. #3c048d
  3. #8d3c04
  4. #558d04

Square

  1. #04558d
  2. #81048d
  3. #8d3c04
  4. #108d04

Monochromatic

  1. #010c14
  2. #022843
  3. #04558d
  4. #0682d7
  5. #31a7f9

Shades

#04558d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #04558d
  2. #044d7f
  3. #034471
  4. #033c63
  5. #023355
  6. #022b47
  7. #022238
  8. #011a2a
  9. #01111c
  10. #00090e
  11. #000000

Tints

#04558d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #04558d
  2. #1d6698
  3. #3677a4
  4. #4f88af
  5. #6899bb
  6. #82aac6
  7. #9bbbd1
  8. #b4ccdd
  9. #cddde8
  10. #e6eef4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#04558d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #04558d
  2. #10598c
  3. #1d5e8a
  4. #296289
  5. #366688
  6. #426b87
  7. #4e6f85
  8. #5b7384
  9. #677783
  10. #747c81
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #40536e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #39588f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #244d8c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00636a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2c578e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1b508c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005d79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-04558d {
  color: #04558d;
}
Background
.bg-04558d {
  background-color: #04558d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-04558d {
  border: 2px solid #04558d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #04558d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 85 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 94% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-04558d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #04558d, #04108d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-04558d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 85 141 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 3.98 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.56 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.46 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.00 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.01 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.64 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 8.33 #fbaa72 Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#04558d  rgb(4, 85, 141)  hsl(205, 94%, 28%)  Yale Blue
#8d3c04  rgb(141, 60, 4)  hsl(25, 94%, 28%)  Saddle Brown
#8d0455  rgb(141, 4, 85)  hsl(325, 94%, 28%)  Pansy Purple
#558d04  rgb(85, 141, 4)  hsl(85, 94%, 28%)  Olive Drab