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#17539C

#17539c ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#17539c is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 32.55% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.26% cyan, 46.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 212.93°, with 74.3% saturation and 35.1% 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 7.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 2.2.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.0877

Complementary

  1. #17539c
  2. #9c6017

Split complementary

  1. #17539c
  2. #9c1d17
  3. #969c17

Analogous

  1. #17969c
  2. #17539c
  3. #1d179c

Triadic

  1. #17539c
  2. #9c1753
  3. #539c17

Tetradic

  1. #17539c
  2. #60179c
  3. #9c6017
  4. #539c17

Square

  1. #17539c
  2. #9c1796
  3. #9c6017
  4. #179c1d

Monochromatic

  1. #030c17
  2. #0d3059
  3. #17539c
  4. #2177de
  5. #64a0e8

Shades

#17539c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #17539c
  2. #154b8c
  3. #12427d
  4. #103a6d
  5. #0e325e
  6. #0c2a4e
  7. #09213e
  8. #07192f
  9. #05111f
  10. #020810
  11. #000000

Tints

#17539c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #17539c
  2. #2e64a6
  3. #4575b0
  4. #5d87ba
  5. #7498c4
  6. #8ba9ce
  7. #a2bad7
  8. #b9cbe1
  9. #d1ddeb
  10. #e8eef5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#17539c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #17539c
  2. #225899
  3. #2c5c96
  4. #376194
  5. #416591
  6. #4c6a8e
  7. #566e8b
  8. #617388
  9. #6b7786
  10. #767c83
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #435377 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2b5a9f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #064e9b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006570 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #24579e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0e509b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005e84 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-17539c {
  color: #17539c;
}
Background
.bg-17539c {
  background-color: #17539c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-17539c {
  border: 2px solid #17539c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #17539c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 83 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 74% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-17539c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #17539c, #1d179c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-17539c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 83 156 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 2.20 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.11 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.88 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.91 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.58 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 8.01 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.48 #e8ac63 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#17539c  rgb(23, 83, 156)  hsl(213, 74%, 35%)  Yale Blue
#9c6017  rgb(156, 96, 23)  hsl(33, 74%, 35%)  Golden Brown
#9c1753  rgb(156, 23, 83)  hsl(333, 74%, 35%)  Jazzberry Jam
#539c17  rgb(83, 156, 23)  hsl(93, 74%, 35%)  Olive Drab