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#114A73

#114a73 ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#114a73 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 6.67% red, 29.02% green and 45.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.22% cyan, 35.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.9% black. Its hue angle is 205.1°, with 74.24% saturation and 25.88% 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 9.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 4.57.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003366
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Relative luminance0.0625

Complementary

  1. #114a73
  2. #733a11

Split complementary

  1. #114a73
  2. #731119
  3. #736b11

Analogous

  1. #11736b
  2. #114a73
  3. #111973

Triadic

  1. #114a73
  2. #73114a
  3. #4a7311

Tetradic

  1. #114a73
  2. #3a1173
  3. #733a11
  4. #4a7311

Square

  1. #114a73
  2. #6b1173
  3. #733a11
  4. #197311

Monochromatic

  1. #030b12
  2. #071f30
  3. #114a73
  4. #1b75b6
  5. #3b9ce2

Shades

#114a73 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #114a73
  2. #0f4368
  3. #0e3b5c
  4. #0c3451
  5. #0a2c45
  6. #09253a
  7. #071e2e
  8. #051623
  9. #030f17
  10. #02070c
  11. #000000

Tints

#114a73 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #114a73
  2. #295c81
  3. #416e8f
  4. #58809d
  5. #7092ab
  6. #88a5b9
  7. #a0b7c7
  8. #b8c9d5
  9. #cfdbe3
  10. #e7edf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#114a73 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #114a73
  2. #1c4f74
  3. #275576
  4. #325a77
  5. #3d6078
  6. #49657a
  7. #546a7b
  8. #5f707c
  9. #6a757d
  10. #757b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #38485c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #374c75 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #294372 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005459 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2c4b74 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #214673 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005064 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-114a73 {
  color: #114a73;
}
Background
.bg-114a73 {
  background-color: #114a73;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-114a73 {
  border: 2px solid #114a73;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #114a73;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 74 115;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 74% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-114a73 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #114a73, #111973);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-114a73 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 74 115 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 4.57 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.61 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 8.22 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.64 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.01 #003399 Smalt ΔE 10.35 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 10.59 #eeb58c Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#114a73  rgb(17, 74, 115)  hsl(205, 74%, 26%)  Yale Blue
#733a11  rgb(115, 58, 17)  hsl(25, 74%, 26%)  Russet
#73114a  rgb(115, 17, 74)  hsl(325, 74%, 26%)  Pansy Purple
#4a7311  rgb(74, 115, 17)  hsl(85, 74%, 26%)  Sap Green