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#074792

#074792 ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#074792 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 2.75% red, 27.84% green and 57.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.21% cyan, 51.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 42.75% black. Its hue angle is 212.37°, with 90.85% saturation and 30% 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 9.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 2.09.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0663

Complementary

  1. #074792
  2. #925207

Split complementary

  1. #074792
  2. #920c07
  3. #8d9207

Analogous

  1. #078d92
  2. #074792
  3. #0c0792

Triadic

  1. #074792
  2. #920747
  3. #479207

Tetradic

  1. #074792
  2. #520792
  3. #925207
  4. #479207

Square

  1. #074792
  2. #92078d
  3. #925207
  4. #07920c

Monochromatic

  1. #010913
  2. #032449
  3. #074792
  4. #0a6bdb
  5. #3c92f6

Shades

#074792 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #074792
  2. #064083
  3. #063975
  4. #053266
  5. #042b58
  6. #042449
  7. #031c3a
  8. #02152c
  9. #010e1d
  10. #01070f
  11. #000000

Tints

#074792 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #074792
  2. #20599d
  3. #396ca8
  4. #517eb3
  5. #6a91be
  6. #83a3c9
  7. #9cb5d3
  8. #b5c8de
  9. #cddae9
  10. #e6edf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#074792 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #074792
  2. #134d90
  3. #1f528e
  4. #2b588d
  5. #375e8b
  6. #446489
  7. #506987
  8. #5c6f85
  9. #687584
  10. #747a82
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #39486e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #164f95 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004391 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005965 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #114c94 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004591 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00537a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-074792 {
  color: #074792;
}
Background
.bg-074792 {
  background-color: #074792;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-074792 {
  border: 2px solid #074792;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #074792;
  --color-primary-rgb: 7 71 146;
  --color-primary-hsl: 212 91% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-074792 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #074792, #0c0792);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-074792 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(7 71 146 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 2.09 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.60 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.01 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.42 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.27 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.74 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.12 #f8b86d Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#074792  rgb(7, 71, 146)  hsl(212, 91%, 30%)  Yale Blue
#925207  rgb(146, 82, 7)  hsl(32, 91%, 30%)  Saddle Brown
#920747  rgb(146, 7, 71)  hsl(332, 91%, 30%)  Jazzberry Jam
#479207  rgb(71, 146, 7)  hsl(92, 91%, 30%)  Islamic Green