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#1E4080

#1e4080 ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#1e4080 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 11.76% red, 25.1% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.56% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.8% black. Its hue angle is 219.18°, with 62.03% saturation and 30.98% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 5.29.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.055

Complementary

  1. #1e4080
  2. #805e1e

Split complementary

  1. #1e4080
  2. #802d1e
  3. #71801e

Analogous

  1. #1e7180
  2. #1e4080
  3. #2d1e80

Triadic

  1. #1e4080
  2. #801e40
  3. #40801e

Tetradic

  1. #1e4080
  2. #5e1e80
  3. #805e1e
  4. #40801e

Square

  1. #1e4080
  2. #801e71
  3. #805e1e
  4. #1e802d

Monochromatic

  1. #040811
  2. #0f2142
  3. #1e4080
  4. #2d5fbe
  5. #5e89d9

Shades

#1e4080 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1e4080
  2. #1b3a73
  3. #183366
  4. #152d5a
  5. #12264d
  6. #0f2040
  7. #0c1a33
  8. #091326
  9. #060d1a
  10. #03060d
  11. #000000

Tints

#1e4080 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1e4080
  2. #35538d
  3. #4b6699
  4. #6279a6
  5. #788cb3
  6. #8fa0c0
  7. #a5b3cc
  8. #bcc6d9
  9. #d2d9e6
  10. #e9ecf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1e4080 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1e4080
  2. #284680
  3. #324d80
  4. #3b5380
  5. #455a80
  6. #4f6080
  7. #596680
  8. #636d80
  9. #6c7380
  10. #767a80
  11. #808080

Readable text 10:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #374161 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1c4782 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003e7f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004f5a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1d4481 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #103f7f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004a6b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1e4080 {
  color: #1e4080;
}
Background
.bg-1e4080 {
  background-color: #1e4080;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1e4080 {
  border: 2px solid #1e4080;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1e4080;
  --color-primary-rgb: 30 64 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 62% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1e4080 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1e4080, #2d1e80);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1e4080 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(30 64 128 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.29 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.96 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.21 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.60 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 7.94 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.68 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.99 #e1bf7f Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#1e4080  rgb(30, 64, 128)  hsl(219, 62%, 31%)  Yale Blue
#805e1e  rgb(128, 94, 30)  hsl(39, 62%, 31%)  Field Drab
#801e40  rgb(128, 30, 64)  hsl(339, 62%, 31%)  Claret
#40801e  rgb(64, 128, 30)  hsl(99, 62%, 31%)  Sap Green