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#17548E

#17548e ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#17548e is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 32.94% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.8% cyan, 40.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 209.24°, with 72.12% saturation and 32.35% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 2.7.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.0848

Complementary

  1. #17548e
  2. #8e5117

Split complementary

  1. #17548e
  2. #8e1719
  3. #8e8c17

Analogous

  1. #178e8c
  2. #17548e
  3. #17198e

Triadic

  1. #17548e
  2. #8e1754
  3. #548e17

Tetradic

  1. #17548e
  2. #51178e
  3. #8e5117
  4. #548e17

Square

  1. #17548e
  2. #8c178e
  3. #8e5117
  4. #198e17

Monochromatic

  1. #030a12
  2. #0c2d4c
  3. #17548e
  4. #227bd0
  5. #5aa1e4

Shades

#17548e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #17548e
  2. #154c80
  3. #124372
  4. #103b63
  5. #0e3255
  6. #0c2a47
  7. #092239
  8. #07192b
  9. #05111c
  10. #02080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#17548e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #17548e
  2. #2e6599
  3. #4576a5
  4. #5d87b0
  5. #7498bb
  6. #8baac7
  7. #a2bbd2
  8. #b9ccdd
  9. #d1dde8
  10. #e8eef4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#17548e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #17548e
  2. #22588d
  3. #2c5d8b
  4. #37618a
  5. #416688
  6. #4c6a87
  7. #566e86
  8. #617384
  9. #6b7783
  10. #767c81
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #42536f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #385890 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #244d8d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00626a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2e568f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #20508d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005d7a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-17548e {
  color: #17548e;
}
Background
.bg-17548e {
  background-color: #17548e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-17548e {
  border: 2px solid #17548e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #17548e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 84 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 72% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-17548e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #17548e, #17198e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-17548e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 84 142 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 2.70 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.53 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.98 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.48 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.56 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.18 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.36 #e8ab71 Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#17548e  rgb(23, 84, 142)  hsl(209, 72%, 32%)  Yale Blue
#8e5117  rgb(142, 81, 23)  hsl(29, 72%, 32%)  Saddle Brown
#8e1754  rgb(142, 23, 84)  hsl(329, 72%, 32%)  Jazzberry Jam
#548e17  rgb(84, 142, 23)  hsl(89, 72%, 32%)  Olive Drab