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#054E6E

#054e6e ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#054e6e is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 30.59% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.45% cyan, 29.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.86% black. Its hue angle is 198.29°, with 91.3% saturation and 22.55% 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 9.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 7.97.

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Web safe#006666
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Relative luminance0.0661

Complementary

  1. #054e6e
  2. #6e2505

Split complementary

  1. #054e6e
  2. #6e0519
  3. #6e5a05

Analogous

  1. #056e5a
  2. #054e6e
  3. #05196e

Triadic

  1. #054e6e
  2. #6e054e
  3. #4e6e05

Tetradic

  1. #054e6e
  2. #25056e
  3. #6e2505
  4. #4e6e05

Square

  1. #054e6e
  2. #5a056e
  3. #6e2505
  4. #196e05

Monochromatic

  1. #010e14
  2. #021a25
  3. #054e6e
  4. #0882b7
  5. #18b1f4

Shades

#054e6e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #054e6e
  2. #054663
  3. #043e58
  4. #04374d
  5. #032f42
  6. #032737
  7. #021f2c
  8. #021721
  9. #011016
  10. #01080b
  11. #000000

Tints

#054e6e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #054e6e
  2. #1e607d
  3. #37718b
  4. #50839a
  5. #6995a8
  6. #82a7b7
  7. #9bb8c5
  8. #b4cad4
  9. #cddce2
  10. #e6edf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#054e6e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #054e6e
  2. #115370
  3. #1e5872
  4. #2a5d73
  5. #366275
  6. #436777
  7. #4f6c79
  8. #5b717b
  9. #67767c
  10. #747b7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #394b5a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e4e6f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #31456d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005659 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #304e6f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #26496e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005362 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-054e6e {
  color: #054e6e;
}
Background
.bg-054e6e {
  background-color: #054e6e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-054e6e {
  border: 2px solid #054e6e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #054e6e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 78 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 91% 23%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-054e6e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #054e6e, #05196e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-054e6e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 78 110 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.97 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 9.39 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 9.67 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 9.72 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 10.23 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 10.35 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 10.37 #fab191 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#054e6e  rgb(5, 78, 110)  hsl(198, 91%, 23%)  Yale Blue
#6e2505  rgb(110, 37, 5)  hsl(18, 91%, 23%)  Kobe
#6e054e  rgb(110, 5, 78)  hsl(318, 91%, 23%)  Tyrian Purple
#4e6e05  rgb(78, 110, 5)  hsl(78, 91%, 23%)  Dark Olive Green