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#094E8A

#094e8a ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#094e8a is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 30.59% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 93.48% cyan, 43.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 207.91°, with 87.76% saturation and 28.82% 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 8.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 1.67.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.0734

Complementary

  1. #094e8a
  2. #8a4509

Split complementary

  1. #094e8a
  2. #8a090d
  3. #8a8509

Analogous

  1. #098a85
  2. #094e8a
  3. #090d8a

Triadic

  1. #094e8a
  2. #8a094e
  3. #4e8a09

Tetradic

  1. #094e8a
  2. #45098a
  3. #8a4509
  4. #4e8a09

Square

  1. #094e8a
  2. #85098a
  3. #8a4509
  4. #0d8a09

Monochromatic

  1. #010b13
  2. #042542
  3. #094e8a
  4. #0e77d2
  5. #3a9cf2

Shades

#094e8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #094e8a
  2. #08467c
  3. #073e6e
  4. #063761
  5. #052f53
  6. #052745
  7. #041f37
  8. #031729
  9. #02101c
  10. #01080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#094e8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #094e8a
  2. #226096
  3. #3a71a1
  4. #5383ad
  5. #6b95b9
  6. #84a7c5
  7. #9db8d0
  8. #b5cadc
  9. #cedce8
  10. #e6edf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#094e8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #094e8a
  2. #155389
  3. #215888
  4. #2d5d87
  5. #396286
  6. #456785
  7. #506c84
  8. #5c7183
  9. #687682
  10. #747b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.51:1 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 #174889 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005c65 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #25518b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #124a89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005776 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-094e8a {
  color: #094e8a;
}
Background
.bg-094e8a {
  background-color: #094e8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-094e8a {
  border: 2px solid #094e8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #094e8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 78 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 88% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-094e8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #094e8a, #090d8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-094e8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 78 138 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 1.67 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.88 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.50 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.56 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.16 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 9.03 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 10.27 #f6b175 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#094e8a  rgb(9, 78, 138)  hsl(208, 88%, 29%)  Yale Blue
#8a4509  rgb(138, 69, 9)  hsl(28, 88%, 29%)  Saddle Brown
#8a094e  rgb(138, 9, 78)  hsl(328, 88%, 29%)  Pansy Purple
#4e8a09  rgb(78, 138, 9)  hsl(88, 88%, 29%)  Avocado