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#074E89

#074e89 ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#074e89 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 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.89% cyan, 43.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.27% black. Its hue angle is 207.23°, with 90.28% saturation and 28.24% 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 8.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 1.91.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.073

Complementary

  1. #074e89
  2. #894207

Split complementary

  1. #074e89
  2. #89070d
  3. #898307

Analogous

  1. #078983
  2. #074e89
  3. #070d89

Triadic

  1. #074e89
  2. #89074e
  3. #4e8907

Tetradic

  1. #074e89
  2. #420789
  3. #894207
  4. #4e8907

Square

  1. #074e89
  2. #830789
  3. #894207
  4. #0d8907

Monochromatic

  1. #010b13
  2. #032540
  3. #074e89
  4. #0b77d2
  5. #349df5

Shades

#074e89 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #074e89
  2. #06467b
  3. #063e6e
  4. #053760
  5. #042f52
  6. #042745
  7. #031f37
  8. #021729
  9. #01101b
  10. #01080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#074e89 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #074e89
  2. #206095
  3. #3971a1
  4. #5183ac
  5. #6a95b8
  6. #83a7c4
  7. #9cb8d0
  8. #b5cadc
  9. #cddce7
  10. #e6edf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#074e89 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #074e89
  2. #135388
  3. #1f5887
  4. #2b5d86
  5. #376285
  6. #446785
  7. #506c84
  8. #5c7183
  9. #687682
  10. #747b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.54:1 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 #30528b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #184788 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005c64 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #25518a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #134a88 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005775 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-074e89 {
  color: #074e89;
}
Background
.bg-074e89 {
  background-color: #074e89;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-074e89 {
  border: 2px solid #074e89;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #074e89;
  --color-primary-rgb: 7 78 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 90% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-074e89 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #074e89, #070d89);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-074e89 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(7 78 137 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 1.91 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.06 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.53 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.74 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.27 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 8.98 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 10.32 #f8b176 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#074e89  rgb(7, 78, 137)  hsl(207, 90%, 28%)  Yale Blue
#894207  rgb(137, 66, 7)  hsl(27, 90%, 28%)  Saddle Brown
#89074e  rgb(137, 7, 78)  hsl(327, 90%, 28%)  Pansy Purple
#4e8907  rgb(78, 137, 7)  hsl(87, 90%, 28%)  Avocado