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#17549C

#17549c ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#17549c is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 32.94% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.26% cyan, 46.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 212.48°, 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 7.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 2.47.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.0892

Complementary

  1. #17549c
  2. #9c5f17

Split complementary

  1. #17549c
  2. #9c1d17
  3. #979c17

Analogous

  1. #17979c
  2. #17549c
  3. #1d179c

Triadic

  1. #17549c
  2. #9c1754
  3. #549c17

Tetradic

  1. #17549c
  2. #5f179c
  3. #9c5f17
  4. #549c17

Square

  1. #17549c
  2. #9c1797
  3. #9c5f17
  4. #179c1d

Monochromatic

  1. #030c17
  2. #0d3059
  3. #17549c
  4. #2178de
  5. #64a1e8

Shades

#17549c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #17549c
  2. #154c8c
  3. #12437d
  4. #103b6d
  5. #0e325e
  6. #0c2a4e
  7. #09223e
  8. #07192f
  9. #05111f
  10. #020810
  11. #000000

Tints

#17549c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #17549c
  2. #2e65a6
  3. #4576b0
  4. #5d87ba
  5. #7498c4
  6. #8baace
  7. #a2bbd7
  8. #b9cce1
  9. #d1ddeb
  10. #e8eef5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#17549c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #17549c
  2. #225899
  3. #2c5d96
  4. #376194
  5. #416691
  6. #4c6a8e
  7. #566e8b
  8. #617388
  9. #6b7786
  10. #767c83
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #445478 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2d5b9f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0c4f9b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006570 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #26589e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #11519b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005f84 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-17549c {
  color: #17549c;
}
Background
.bg-17549c {
  background-color: #17549c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-17549c {
  border: 2px solid #17549c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #17549c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 84 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 212 74% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-17549c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #17549c, #1d179c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-17549c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 84 156 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 2.47 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.23 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.52 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.25 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.35 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.63 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.20 #e8ab63 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#17549c  rgb(23, 84, 156)  hsl(212, 74%, 35%)  Yale Blue
#9c5f17  rgb(156, 95, 23)  hsl(32, 74%, 35%)  Golden Brown
#9c1754  rgb(156, 23, 84)  hsl(332, 74%, 35%)  Jazzberry Jam
#549c17  rgb(84, 156, 23)  hsl(92, 74%, 35%)  Olive Drab