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#054E8A

#054e8a ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#054e8a is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 30.59% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.38% cyan, 43.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 207.07°, with 93.01% saturation and 28.04% 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 8.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 1.85.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.0732

Complementary

  1. #054e8a
  2. #8a4105

Split complementary

  1. #054e8a
  2. #8a050b
  3. #8a8405

Analogous

  1. #058a84
  2. #054e8a
  3. #050b8a

Triadic

  1. #054e8a
  2. #8a054e
  3. #4e8a05

Tetradic

  1. #054e8a
  2. #41058a
  3. #8a4105
  4. #4e8a05

Square

  1. #054e8a
  2. #84058a
  3. #8a4105
  4. #0b8a05

Monochromatic

  1. #010b14
  2. #022440
  3. #054e8a
  4. #0878d4
  5. #309ef8

Shades

#054e8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #054e8a
  2. #05467c
  3. #043e6e
  4. #043761
  5. #032f53
  6. #032745
  7. #021f37
  8. #021729
  9. #01101c
  10. #01080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#054e8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #054e8a
  2. #1e6096
  3. #3771a1
  4. #5083ad
  5. #6995b9
  6. #82a7c5
  7. #9bb8d0
  8. #b4cadc
  9. #cddce8
  10. #e6edf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#054e8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #054e8a
  2. #115389
  3. #1e5888
  4. #2a5d87
  5. #366286
  6. #436785
  7. #4f6c84
  8. #5b7183
  9. #677682
  10. #747b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c4d6a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2f528c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #164789 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005d65 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #24518b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #114a89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005776 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-054e8a {
  color: #054e8a;
}
Background
.bg-054e8a {
  background-color: #054e8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-054e8a {
  border: 2px solid #054e8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #054e8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 78 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 93% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-054e8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #054e8a, #050b8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-054e8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 78 138 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 1.85 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.01 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.51 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.67 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.21 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 8.97 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 10.32 #fab175 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#054e8a  rgb(5, 78, 138)  hsl(207, 93%, 28%)  Yale Blue
#8a4105  rgb(138, 65, 5)  hsl(27, 93%, 28%)  Saddle Brown
#8a054e  rgb(138, 5, 78)  hsl(327, 93%, 28%)  Pansy Purple
#4e8a05  rgb(78, 138, 5)  hsl(87, 93%, 28%)  Avocado