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#074E8A

#074e8a ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#074e8a 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 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.93% cyan, 43.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 207.48°, with 90.34% saturation and 28.43% 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 8.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 1.76.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.0733

Complementary

  1. #074e8a
  2. #8a4307

Split complementary

  1. #074e8a
  2. #8a070d
  3. #8a8407

Analogous

  1. #078a84
  2. #074e8a
  3. #070d8a

Triadic

  1. #074e8a
  2. #8a074e
  3. #4e8a07

Tetradic

  1. #074e8a
  2. #43078a
  3. #8a4307
  4. #4e8a07

Square

  1. #074e8a
  2. #84078a
  3. #8a4307
  4. #0d8a07

Monochromatic

  1. #010b13
  2. #032541
  3. #074e8a
  4. #0b77d3
  5. #359df5

Shades

#074e8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #074e8a
  2. #06467c
  3. #063e6e
  4. #053761
  5. #042f53
  6. #042745
  7. #031f37
  8. #021729
  9. #01101c
  10. #01080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#074e8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #074e8a
  2. #206096
  3. #3971a1
  4. #5183ad
  5. #6a95b9
  6. #83a7c5
  7. #9cb8d0
  8. #b5cadc
  9. #cddce8
  10. #e6edf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#074e8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #074e8a
  2. #135389
  3. #1f5888
  4. #2b5d87
  5. #376286
  6. #446785
  7. #506c84
  8. #5c7183
  9. #687682
  10. #747b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c4d6b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2f528c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #174789 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005d65 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #24518b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #124a89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005776 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-074e8a {
  color: #074e8a;
}
Background
.bg-074e8a {
  background-color: #074e8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-074e8a {
  border: 2px solid #074e8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #074e8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 7 78 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 90% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-074e8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #074e8a, #070d8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-074e8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(7 78 138 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 1.76 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.94 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.50 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.62 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.18 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 9.00 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 10.29 #f8b175 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#074e8a  rgb(7, 78, 138)  hsl(207, 90%, 28%)  Yale Blue
#8a4307  rgb(138, 67, 7)  hsl(27, 90%, 28%)  Saddle Brown
#8a074e  rgb(138, 7, 78)  hsl(327, 90%, 28%)  Pansy Purple
#4e8a07  rgb(78, 138, 7)  hsl(87, 90%, 28%)  Avocado