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#17549F

#17549f ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#17549f 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 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.53% cyan, 47.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.65% black. Its hue angle is 213.09°, with 74.73% 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 7.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 2.65.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.0903

Complementary

  1. #17549f
  2. #9f6217

Split complementary

  1. #17549f
  2. #9f1e17
  3. #989f17

Analogous

  1. #17989f
  2. #17549f
  3. #1e179f

Triadic

  1. #17549f
  2. #9f1754
  3. #549f17

Tetradic

  1. #17549f
  2. #62179f
  3. #9f6217
  4. #549f17

Square

  1. #17549f
  2. #9f1798
  3. #9f6217
  4. #179f1e

Monochromatic

  1. #040d19
  2. #0d315c
  3. #17549f
  4. #2378df
  5. #66a1e9

Shades

#17549f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #17549f
  2. #154c8f
  3. #12437f
  4. #103b6f
  5. #0e325f
  6. #0c2a50
  7. #092240
  8. #071930
  9. #051120
  10. #020810
  11. #000000

Tints

#17549f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #17549f
  2. #2e65a9
  3. #4576b2
  4. #5d87bc
  5. #7498c5
  6. #8baacf
  7. #a2bbd9
  8. #b9cce2
  9. #d1ddec
  10. #e8eef5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#17549f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #17549f
  2. #22589c
  3. #2c5d99
  4. #376196
  5. #416693
  6. #4c6a90
  7. #566e8c
  8. #617389
  9. #6b7786
  10. #767c83
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #445479 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2a5ba2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #014f9e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006672 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2458a1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0c519e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005f86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-17549f {
  color: #17549f;
}
Background
.bg-17549f {
  background-color: #17549f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-17549f {
  border: 2px solid #17549f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #17549f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 84 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 75% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-17549f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #17549f, #1e179f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-17549f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 84 159 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 2.65 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.84 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.60 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.01 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.13 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.76 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.18 #e8ab60 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#17549f  rgb(23, 84, 159)  hsl(213, 75%, 36%)  Yale Blue
#9f6217  rgb(159, 98, 23)  hsl(33, 75%, 36%)  Golden Brown
#9f1754  rgb(159, 23, 84)  hsl(333, 75%, 36%)  Jazzberry Jam
#549f17  rgb(84, 159, 23)  hsl(93, 75%, 36%)  Olive Drab