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#144EA2

#144ea2 ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#144ea2 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.84% red, 30.59% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.65% cyan, 51.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 215.49°, with 78.02% saturation and 35.69% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 2.4.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.0821

Complementary

  1. #144ea2
  2. #a26814

Split complementary

  1. #144ea2
  2. #a22114
  3. #95a214

Analogous

  1. #1495a2
  2. #144ea2
  3. #2114a2

Triadic

  1. #144ea2
  2. #a2144e
  3. #4ea214

Tetradic

  1. #144ea2
  2. #6814a2
  3. #a26814
  4. #4ea214

Square

  1. #144ea2
  2. #a21495
  3. #a26814
  4. #14a221

Monochromatic

  1. #030c1a
  2. #0c2d5e
  3. #144ea2
  4. #1f6fe3
  5. #639bec

Shades

#144ea2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #144ea2
  2. #124692
  3. #103e82
  4. #0e3771
  5. #0c2f61
  6. #0a2751
  7. #081f41
  8. #061731
  9. #041020
  10. #020810
  11. #000000

Tints

#144ea2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #144ea2
  2. #2c60ab
  3. #4371b5
  4. #5b83be
  5. #7295c7
  6. #8aa7d1
  7. #a1b8da
  8. #b9cae3
  9. #d0dcec
  10. #e8edf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#144ea2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #144ea2
  2. #1f539f
  3. #2a589b
  4. #345d98
  5. #3f6294
  6. #4a6791
  7. #556c8e
  8. #60718a
  9. #6a7687
  10. #757b83
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #40507a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1458a5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004ba0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006370 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1454a4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004ca1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005b87 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-144ea2 {
  color: #144ea2;
}
Background
.bg-144ea2 {
  background-color: #144ea2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-144ea2 {
  border: 2px solid #144ea2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #144ea2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 20 78 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 215 78% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-144ea2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #144ea2, #2114a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-144ea2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(20 78 162 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 2.40 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 2.80 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.25 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.64 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.78 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.84 #003399 Smalt ΔE 8.84 #ebb15d Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#144ea2  rgb(20, 78, 162)  hsl(215, 78%, 36%)  Yale Blue
#a26814  rgb(162, 104, 20)  hsl(35, 78%, 36%)  Golden Brown
#a2144e  rgb(162, 20, 78)  hsl(335, 78%, 36%)  Jazzberry Jam
#4ea214  rgb(78, 162, 20)  hsl(95, 78%, 36%)  Kelly Green