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#1E5280

#1e5280 ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#1e5280 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 11.76% red, 32.16% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.56% cyan, 35.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.8% black. Its hue angle is 208.16°, 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 8.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 3.28.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.0787

Complementary

  1. #1e5280
  2. #804c1e

Split complementary

  1. #1e5280
  2. #801e21
  3. #807d1e

Analogous

  1. #1e807d
  2. #1e5280
  3. #1e2180

Triadic

  1. #1e5280
  2. #801e52
  3. #52801e

Tetradic

  1. #1e5280
  2. #4c1e80
  3. #804c1e
  4. #52801e

Square

  1. #1e5280
  2. #7d1e80
  3. #804c1e
  4. #21801e

Monochromatic

  1. #040b11
  2. #0f2a42
  3. #1e5280
  4. #2d7abe
  5. #5e9fd9

Shades

#1e5280 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1e5280
  2. #1b4a73
  3. #184266
  4. #15395a
  5. #12314d
  6. #0f2940
  7. #0c2133
  8. #091926
  9. #06101a
  10. #03080d
  11. #000000

Tints

#1e5280 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1e5280
  2. #35638d
  3. #4b7599
  4. #6286a6
  5. #7897b3
  6. #8fa9c0
  7. #a5bacc
  8. #bccbd9
  9. #d2dce6
  10. #e9eef2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1e5280 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1e5280
  2. #285780
  3. #325b80
  4. #3b6080
  5. #456480
  6. #4f6980
  7. #596e80
  8. #637280
  9. #6c7780
  10. #767b80
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #415066 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d5482 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f4b7f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005d63 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #335381 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #294e7f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005970 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1e5280 {
  color: #1e5280;
}
Background
.bg-1e5280 {
  background-color: #1e5280;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1e5280 {
  border: 2px solid #1e5280;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1e5280;
  --color-primary-rgb: 30 82 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 62% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1e5280 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1e5280, #1e2180);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1e5280 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(30 82 128 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 3.28 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.70 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.90 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.07 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 8.04 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.07 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.03 #e1ad7f Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#1e5280  rgb(30, 82, 128)  hsl(208, 62%, 31%)  Yale Blue
#804c1e  rgb(128, 76, 30)  hsl(28, 62%, 31%)  Russet
#801e52  rgb(128, 30, 82)  hsl(328, 62%, 31%)  Pansy Purple
#52801e  rgb(82, 128, 30)  hsl(88, 62%, 31%)  Sap Green