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#074E88

#074e88 ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#074e88 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 2.75% red, 30.59% green and 53.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.85% cyan, 42.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.67% black. Its hue angle is 206.98°, with 90.21% 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 8.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 2.07.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.0727

Complementary

  1. #074e88
  2. #884107

Split complementary

  1. #074e88
  2. #88070d
  3. #888207

Analogous

  1. #078882
  2. #074e88
  3. #070d88

Triadic

  1. #074e88
  2. #88074e
  3. #4e8807

Tetradic

  1. #074e88
  2. #410788
  3. #884107
  4. #4e8807

Square

  1. #074e88
  2. #820788
  3. #884107
  4. #0d8807

Monochromatic

  1. #010b13
  2. #03243f
  3. #074e88
  4. #0b78d1
  5. #339ef5

Shades

#074e88 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #074e88
  2. #06467a
  3. #063e6d
  4. #05375f
  5. #042f52
  6. #042744
  7. #031f36
  8. #021729
  9. #01101b
  10. #01080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#074e88 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #074e88
  2. #206094
  3. #3971a0
  4. #5183ac
  5. #6a95b8
  6. #83a7c4
  7. #9cb8cf
  8. #b5cadb
  9. #cddce7
  10. #e6edf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#074e88 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #074e88
  2. #135387
  3. #1f5886
  4. #2b5d86
  5. #376285
  6. #446784
  7. #506c83
  8. #5c7182
  9. #687682
  10. #747b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c4d69 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #30528a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1a4787 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005c64 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #255089 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #144a87 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005774 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-074e88 {
  color: #074e88;
}
Background
.bg-074e88 {
  background-color: #074e88;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-074e88 {
  border: 2px solid #074e88;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #074e88;
  --color-primary-rgb: 7 78 136;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 90% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-074e88 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #074e88, #070d88);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-074e88 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(7 78 136 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 2.07 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.19 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.56 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.87 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.36 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 8.97 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 10.34 #f8b177 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#074e88  rgb(7, 78, 136)  hsl(207, 90%, 28%)  Yale Blue
#884107  rgb(136, 65, 7)  hsl(27, 90%, 28%)  Saddle Brown
#88074e  rgb(136, 7, 78)  hsl(327, 90%, 28%)  Pansy Purple
#4e8807  rgb(78, 136, 7)  hsl(87, 90%, 28%)  Avocado