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#184D77

#184d77 ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#184d77 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 30.2% green and 46.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.83% cyan, 35.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 53.33% black. Its hue angle is 206.53°, with 66.43% saturation and 28.04% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 3.91.

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Web safe#006666
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Relative luminance0.0683

Complementary

  1. #184d77
  2. #774218

Split complementary

  1. #184d77
  2. #77181d
  3. #777218

Analogous

  1. #187772
  2. #184d77
  3. #181d77

Triadic

  1. #184d77
  2. #77184d
  3. #4d7718

Tetradic

  1. #184d77
  2. #421877
  3. #774218
  4. #4d7718

Square

  1. #184d77
  2. #721877
  3. #774218
  4. #1d7718

Monochromatic

  1. #030b11
  2. #0b2437
  3. #184d77
  4. #2576b7
  5. #4d9cdb

Shades

#184d77 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #184d77
  2. #16456b
  3. #133e5f
  4. #113653
  5. #0e2e47
  6. #0c273c
  7. #0a1f30
  8. #071724
  9. #050f18
  10. #02080c
  11. #000000

Tints

#184d77 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #184d77
  2. #2f5f85
  3. #467192
  4. #5d82a0
  5. #7494ad
  6. #8ca6bb
  7. #a3b8c9
  8. #bacad6
  9. #d1dbe4
  10. #e8edf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#184d77 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #184d77
  2. #225278
  3. #2d5779
  4. #375c7a
  5. #42617b
  6. #4c677c
  7. #566c7c
  8. #61717d
  9. #6b767e
  10. #767b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c4b5f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a4f79 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2c4676 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00575c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2f4e78 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #254977 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005368 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-184d77 {
  color: #184d77;
}
Background
.bg-184d77 {
  background-color: #184d77;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-184d77 {
  border: 2px solid #184d77;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #184d77;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 77 119;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 66% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-184d77 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #184d77, #181d77);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-184d77 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 77 119 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 3.91 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.20 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.58 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.23 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 9.19 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 9.67 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.83 #e7b288 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#184d77  rgb(24, 77, 119)  hsl(207, 66%, 28%)  Yale Blue
#774218  rgb(119, 66, 24)  hsl(27, 66%, 28%)  Russet
#77184d  rgb(119, 24, 77)  hsl(327, 66%, 28%)  Pansy Purple
#4d7718  rgb(77, 119, 24)  hsl(87, 66%, 28%)  Sap Green