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#18549B

#18549b ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#18549b is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 32.94% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.52% cyan, 45.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 212.52°, with 73.18% 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 7.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 2.43.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.089

Complementary

  1. #18549b
  2. #9b5f18

Split complementary

  1. #18549b
  2. #9b1e18
  3. #969b18

Analogous

  1. #18969b
  2. #18549b
  3. #1e189b

Triadic

  1. #18549b
  2. #9b1854
  3. #549b18

Tetradic

  1. #18549b
  2. #5f189b
  3. #9b5f18
  4. #549b18

Square

  1. #18549b
  2. #9b1896
  3. #9b5f18
  4. #189b1e

Monochromatic

  1. #030c17
  2. #0e3059
  3. #18549b
  4. #2378dd
  5. #65a1e7

Shades

#18549b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #18549b
  2. #164c8c
  3. #13437c
  4. #113b6d
  5. #0e325d
  6. #0c2a4e
  7. #0a223e
  8. #07192f
  9. #05111f
  10. #020810
  11. #000000

Tints

#18549b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #18549b
  2. #2f65a5
  3. #4676af
  4. #5d87b9
  5. #7498c3
  6. #8caacd
  7. #a3bbd7
  8. #bacce1
  9. #d1ddeb
  10. #e8eef5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#18549b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #18549b
  2. #225898
  3. #2d5d96
  4. #376193
  5. #426690
  6. #4c6a8e
  7. #566e8b
  8. #617388
  9. #6b7785
  10. #767c83
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #445477 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2e5a9e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0f4f9a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006570 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #27589d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #13519a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005f83 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-18549b {
  color: #18549b;
}
Background
.bg-18549b {
  background-color: #18549b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-18549b {
  border: 2px solid #18549b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #18549b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 84 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 73% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-18549b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #18549b, #1e189b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-18549b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 84 155 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 2.43 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.32 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.51 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.29 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.42 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.63 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.19 #e7ab64 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#18549b  rgb(24, 84, 155)  hsl(213, 73%, 35%)  Yale Blue
#9b5f18  rgb(155, 95, 24)  hsl(33, 73%, 35%)  Golden Brown
#9b1854  rgb(155, 24, 84)  hsl(333, 73%, 35%)  Jazzberry Jam
#549b18  rgb(84, 155, 24)  hsl(93, 73%, 35%)  Olive Drab