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#084E6C

#084e6c ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#084e6c is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 30.59% green and 42.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.59% cyan, 27.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.65% black. Its hue angle is 198°, with 86.21% saturation and 22.75% 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 9.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 8.51.

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Web safe#006666
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Relative luminance0.0658

Complementary

  1. #084e6c
  2. #6c2608

Split complementary

  1. #084e6c
  2. #6c081c
  3. #6c5808

Analogous

  1. #086c58
  2. #084e6c
  3. #081c6c

Triadic

  1. #084e6c
  2. #6c084e
  3. #4e6c08

Tetradic

  1. #084e6c
  2. #26086c
  3. #6c2608
  4. #4e6c08

Square

  1. #084e6c
  2. #58086c
  3. #6c2608
  4. #1c6c08

Monochromatic

  1. #010e13
  2. #031b25
  3. #084e6c
  4. #0d81b3
  5. #1fb0ee

Shades

#084e6c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #084e6c
  2. #074661
  3. #063e56
  4. #06374c
  5. #052f41
  6. #042736
  7. #031f2b
  8. #021720
  9. #021016
  10. #01080b
  11. #000000

Tints

#084e6c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #084e6c
  2. #21607b
  3. #397189
  4. #528398
  5. #6b95a7
  6. #84a7b6
  7. #9cb8c4
  8. #b5cad3
  9. #cedce2
  10. #e6edf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#084e6c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #084e6c
  2. #14536e
  3. #205870
  4. #2c5d72
  5. #386274
  6. #446776
  7. #506c78
  8. #5c717a
  9. #68767c
  10. #747b7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #394b59 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f4d6d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #32456c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005658 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #314e6d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #27496c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005361 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-084e6c {
  color: #084e6c;
}
Background
.bg-084e6c {
  background-color: #084e6c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-084e6c {
  border: 2px solid #084e6c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #084e6c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 78 108;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 86% 23%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-084e6c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #084e6c, #081c6c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-084e6c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 78 108 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.51 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 9.39 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 9.53 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 9.67 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 10.12 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 10.59 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 10.60 #f7b193 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#084e6c  rgb(8, 78, 108)  hsl(198, 86%, 23%)  Yale Blue
#6c2608  rgb(108, 38, 8)  hsl(18, 86%, 23%)  Kobe
#6c084e  rgb(108, 8, 78)  hsl(318, 86%, 23%)  Tyrian Purple
#4e6c08  rgb(78, 108, 8)  hsl(78, 86%, 23%)  Dark Olive Green