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#074E8D

#074e8d ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#074e8d 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 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.04% cyan, 44.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 208.21°, with 90.54% saturation and 29.02% 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 8.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 1.33.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.0742

Complementary

  1. #074e8d
  2. #8d4607

Split complementary

  1. #074e8d
  2. #8d070b
  3. #8d8907

Analogous

  1. #078d89
  2. #074e8d
  3. #070b8d

Triadic

  1. #074e8d
  2. #8d074e
  3. #4e8d07

Tetradic

  1. #074e8d
  2. #46078d
  3. #8d4607
  4. #4e8d07

Square

  1. #074e8d
  2. #89078d
  3. #8d4607
  4. #0b8d07

Monochromatic

  1. #010b13
  2. #032644
  3. #074e8d
  4. #0b76d6
  5. #389cf5

Shades

#074e8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #074e8d
  2. #06467f
  3. #063e71
  4. #053763
  5. #042f55
  6. #042747
  7. #031f38
  8. #02172a
  9. #01101c
  10. #01080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#074e8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #074e8d
  2. #206098
  3. #3971a4
  4. #5183af
  5. #6a95bb
  6. #83a7c6
  7. #9cb8d1
  8. #b5cadd
  9. #cddce8
  10. #e6edf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#074e8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #074e8d
  2. #13538c
  3. #1f588a
  4. #2b5d89
  5. #376288
  6. #446787
  7. #506c85
  8. #5c7184
  9. #687683
  10. #747b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c4d6c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2d538f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #11488c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005d66 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #23518e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0e4a8c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005878 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-074e8d {
  color: #074e8d;
}
Background
.bg-074e8d {
  background-color: #074e8d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-074e8d {
  border: 2px solid #074e8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #074e8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 7 78 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 91% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-074e8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #074e8d, #070b8d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-074e8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(7 78 141 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 1.33 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.58 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.24 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.44 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.94 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 9.05 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 10.23 #f8b172 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#074e8d  rgb(7, 78, 141)  hsl(208, 91%, 29%)  Yale Blue
#8d4607  rgb(141, 70, 7)  hsl(28, 91%, 29%)  Saddle Brown
#8d074e  rgb(141, 7, 78)  hsl(328, 91%, 29%)  Pansy Purple
#4e8d07  rgb(78, 141, 7)  hsl(88, 91%, 29%)  Avocado