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#17446C

#17446c ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#17446c is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 26.67% green and 42.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.7% cyan, 37.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.65% black. Its hue angle is 208.24°, with 64.89% saturation and 25.69% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 5.26.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003366
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Relative luminance0.054

Complementary

  1. #17446c
  2. #6c3f17

Split complementary

  1. #17446c
  2. #6c1719
  3. #6c6a17

Analogous

  1. #176c6a
  2. #17446c
  3. #17196c

Triadic

  1. #17446c
  2. #6c1744
  3. #446c17

Tetradic

  1. #17446c
  2. #3f176c
  3. #6c3f17
  4. #446c17

Square

  1. #17446c
  2. #6a176c
  3. #6c3f17
  4. #196c17

Monochromatic

  1. #040b11
  2. #0a1c2d
  3. #17446c
  4. #246cab
  5. #4592d7

Shades

#17446c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #17446c
  2. #153d61
  3. #123656
  4. #10304c
  5. #0e2941
  6. #0c2236
  7. #091b2b
  8. #071420
  9. #050e16
  10. #02070b
  11. #000000

Tints

#17446c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #17446c
  2. #2e577b
  3. #456989
  4. #5d7c98
  5. #748fa7
  6. #8ba2b6
  7. #a2b4c4
  8. #b9c7d3
  9. #d1dae2
  10. #e8ecf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#17446c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #17446c
  2. #224a6e
  3. #2c5070
  4. #375672
  5. #415c74
  6. #4c6276
  7. #566878
  8. #616e7a
  9. #6b747c
  10. #767a7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #354356 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #32466e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #253e6b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004e53 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #29456d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #20416c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004a5e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-17446c {
  color: #17446c;
}
Background
.bg-17446c {
  background-color: #17446c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-17446c {
  border: 2px solid #17446c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #17446c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 68 108;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 65% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-17446c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #17446c, #17196c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-17446c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 68 108 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.26 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 6.22 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.76 #003399 Smalt ΔE 9.04 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.98 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 10.22 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 10.48 #e8bb93 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#17446c  rgb(23, 68, 108)  hsl(208, 65%, 26%)  Yale Blue
#6c3f17  rgb(108, 63, 23)  hsl(28, 65%, 26%)  Sepia
#6c1744  rgb(108, 23, 68)  hsl(328, 65%, 26%)  Pansy Purple
#446c17  rgb(68, 108, 23)  hsl(88, 65%, 26%)  Dark Olive Green