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#074E85

#074e85 ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#074e85 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 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.74% cyan, 41.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 206.19°, with 90% saturation and 27.45% 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 8.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 2.55.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.0719

Complementary

  1. #074e85
  2. #853e07

Split complementary

  1. #074e85
  2. #85070f
  3. #857d07

Analogous

  1. #07857d
  2. #074e85
  3. #070f85

Triadic

  1. #074e85
  2. #85074e
  3. #4e8507

Tetradic

  1. #074e85
  2. #3e0785
  3. #853e07
  4. #4e8507

Square

  1. #074e85
  2. #7d0785
  3. #853e07
  4. #0f8507

Monochromatic

  1. #010b13
  2. #03233c
  3. #074e85
  4. #0b79ce
  5. #319ff4

Shades

#074e85 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #074e85
  2. #064678
  3. #063e6a
  4. #05375d
  5. #042f50
  6. #042743
  7. #031f35
  8. #021728
  9. #01101b
  10. #01080d
  11. #000000

Tints

#074e85 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #074e85
  2. #206091
  3. #39719d
  4. #5183aa
  5. #6a95b6
  6. #83a7c2
  7. #9cb8ce
  8. #b5cada
  9. #cddce7
  10. #e6edf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#074e85 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #074e85
  2. #135385
  3. #1f5884
  4. #2b5d84
  5. #376283
  6. #446783
  7. #506c82
  8. #5c7182
  9. #687681
  10. #747b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b4d67 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #325287 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1e4784 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005b63 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #275086 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #174a84 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005672 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-074e85 {
  color: #074e85;
}
Background
.bg-074e85 {
  background-color: #074e85;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-074e85 {
  border: 2px solid #074e85;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #074e85;
  --color-primary-rgb: 7 78 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 90% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-074e85 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #074e85, #070f85);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-074e85 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(7 78 133 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 2.55 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.55 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.67 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.24 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.63 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 8.95 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 10.18 #f8b17a Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#074e85  rgb(7, 78, 133)  hsl(206, 90%, 27%)  Yale Blue
#853e07  rgb(133, 62, 7)  hsl(26, 90%, 27%)  Saddle Brown
#85074e  rgb(133, 7, 78)  hsl(326, 90%, 27%)  Pansy Purple
#4e8507  rgb(78, 133, 7)  hsl(86, 90%, 27%)  Avocado