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#074E75

#074e75 ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#074e75 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 2.75% red, 30.59% green and 45.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.02% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.12% black. Its hue angle is 201.27°, with 88.71% saturation and 24.31% 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 8.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 5.74.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006666
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Relative luminance0.0678

Complementary

  1. #074e75
  2. #752e07

Split complementary

  1. #074e75
  2. #750717
  3. #756507

Analogous

  1. #077565
  2. #074e75
  3. #071775

Triadic

  1. #074e75
  2. #75074e
  3. #4e7507

Tetradic

  1. #074e75
  2. #2e0775
  3. #752e07
  4. #4e7507

Square

  1. #074e75
  2. #650775
  3. #752e07
  4. #177507

Monochromatic

  1. #010d13
  2. #031e2d
  3. #074e75
  4. #0b7ebd
  5. #23a9f2

Shades

#074e75 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #074e75
  2. #064669
  3. #063e5e
  4. #053752
  5. #042f46
  6. #04273b
  7. #031f2f
  8. #021723
  9. #011017
  10. #01080c
  11. #000000

Tints

#074e75 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #074e75
  2. #206083
  3. #397191
  4. #51839e
  5. #6a95ac
  6. #83a7ba
  7. #9cb8c8
  8. #b5cad6
  9. #cddce3
  10. #e6edf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#074e75 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #074e75
  2. #135376
  3. #1f5877
  4. #2b5d78
  5. #376279
  6. #44677b
  7. #506c7c
  8. #5c717d
  9. #68767e
  10. #747b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #394b5e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b4f77 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2d4574 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00585c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2e4e76 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #224975 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005467 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-074e75 {
  color: #074e75;
}
Background
.bg-074e75 {
  background-color: #074e75;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-074e75 {
  border: 2px solid #074e75;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #074e75;
  --color-primary-rgb: 7 78 117;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 89% 24%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-074e75 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #074e75, #071775);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-074e75 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(7 78 117 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.74 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.11 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.67 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.40 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 9.41 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 9.46 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 9.75 #f8b18a Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#074e75  rgb(7, 78, 117)  hsl(201, 89%, 24%)  Yale Blue
#752e07  rgb(117, 46, 7)  hsl(21, 89%, 24%)  Kobe
#75074e  rgb(117, 7, 78)  hsl(321, 89%, 24%)  Pansy Purple
#4e7507  rgb(78, 117, 7)  hsl(81, 89%, 24%)  Sap Green