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#17569E

#17569e ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#17569e is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 33.73% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.44% cyan, 45.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 212°, with 74.59% saturation and 35.49% 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 7.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 3.15.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.0931

Complementary

  1. #17569e
  2. #9e5f17

Split complementary

  1. #17569e
  2. #9e1b17
  3. #9a9e17

Analogous

  1. #179a9e
  2. #17569e
  3. #1b179e

Triadic

  1. #17569e
  2. #9e1756
  3. #569e17

Tetradic

  1. #17569e
  2. #5f179e
  3. #9e5f17
  4. #569e17

Square

  1. #17569e
  2. #9e179a
  3. #9e5f17
  4. #179e1b

Monochromatic

  1. #040d18
  2. #0d325b
  3. #17569e
  4. #237adf
  5. #65a3e9

Shades

#17569e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #17569e
  2. #154d8e
  3. #12457e
  4. #103c6f
  5. #0e345f
  6. #0c2b4f
  7. #09223f
  8. #071a2f
  9. #051120
  10. #020910
  11. #000000

Tints

#17569e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #17569e
  2. #2e67a8
  3. #4578b1
  4. #5d89bb
  5. #749ac5
  6. #8babcf
  7. #a2bbd8
  8. #b9cce2
  9. #d1ddec
  10. #e8eef5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#17569e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #17569e
  2. #225a9b
  3. #2c5e98
  4. #376395
  5. #416792
  6. #4c6b8f
  7. #566f8c
  8. #617389
  9. #6b7886
  10. #767c83
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #455679 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #305ca1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #10509d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006772 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #285aa0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #13539d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006186 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-17569e {
  color: #17569e;
}
Background
.bg-17569e {
  background-color: #17569e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-17569e {
  border: 2px solid #17569e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #17569e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 86 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 212 75% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-17569e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #17569e, #1b179e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-17569e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 86 158 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 3.15 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 3.85 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.30 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.75 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.79 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.96 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.64 #e8a961 Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#17569e  rgb(23, 86, 158)  hsl(212, 75%, 35%)  Yale Blue
#9e5f17  rgb(158, 95, 23)  hsl(32, 75%, 35%)  Golden Brown
#9e1756  rgb(158, 23, 86)  hsl(332, 75%, 35%)  Jazzberry Jam
#569e17  rgb(86, 158, 23)  hsl(92, 75%, 35%)  Olive Drab