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#074E8B

#074e8b ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#074e8b 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 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.96% cyan, 43.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 207.73°, with 90.41% saturation and 28.63% 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 8.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 1.61.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.0736

Complementary

  1. #074e8b
  2. #8b4407

Split complementary

  1. #074e8b
  2. #8b070c
  3. #8b8607

Analogous

  1. #078b86
  2. #074e8b
  3. #070c8b

Triadic

  1. #074e8b
  2. #8b074e
  3. #4e8b07

Tetradic

  1. #074e8b
  2. #44078b
  3. #8b4407
  4. #4e8b07

Square

  1. #074e8b
  2. #86078b
  3. #8b4407
  4. #0c8b07

Monochromatic

  1. #010b13
  2. #032542
  3. #074e8b
  4. #0b77d4
  5. #369df5

Shades

#074e8b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #074e8b
  2. #06467d
  3. #063e6f
  4. #053761
  5. #042f53
  6. #042746
  7. #031f38
  8. #02172a
  9. #01101c
  10. #01080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#074e8b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #074e8b
  2. #206097
  3. #3971a2
  4. #5183ae
  5. #6a95b9
  6. #83a7c5
  7. #9cb8d1
  8. #b5cadc
  9. #cddce8
  10. #e6edf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#074e8b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #074e8b
  2. #13538a
  3. #1f5889
  4. #2b5d88
  5. #376287
  6. #446786
  7. #506c84
  8. #5c7183
  9. #687682
  10. #747b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.5:1 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 #2e538d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #15488a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005d65 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #24518c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #104a8a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005776 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-074e8b {
  color: #074e8b;
}
Background
.bg-074e8b {
  background-color: #074e8b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-074e8b {
  border: 2px solid #074e8b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #074e8b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 7 78 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 90% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-074e8b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #074e8b, #070c8b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-074e8b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(7 78 139 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 1.61 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.82 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.48 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.49 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.10 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 9.02 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 10.27 #f8b174 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#074e8b  rgb(7, 78, 139)  hsl(208, 90%, 29%)  Yale Blue
#8b4407  rgb(139, 68, 7)  hsl(28, 90%, 29%)  Saddle Brown
#8b074e  rgb(139, 7, 78)  hsl(328, 90%, 29%)  Pansy Purple
#4e8b07  rgb(78, 139, 7)  hsl(88, 90%, 29%)  Avocado