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#24478F

#24478f ≈ Yale Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#24478f is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 27.84% green and 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.83% cyan, 50.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 220.37°, with 59.78% saturation and 35.1% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 3.59.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0686

Complementary

  1. #24478f
  2. #8f6c24

Split complementary

  1. #24478f
  2. #8f3624
  3. #7d8f24

Analogous

  1. #247d8f
  2. #24478f
  3. #36248f

Triadic

  1. #24478f
  2. #8f2447
  3. #478f24

Tetradic

  1. #24478f
  2. #6c248f
  3. #8f6c24
  4. #478f24

Square

  1. #24478f
  2. #8f247d
  3. #8f6c24
  4. #248f36

Monochromatic

  1. #050a15
  2. #152952
  3. #24478f
  4. #3465cc
  5. #7194db

Shades

#24478f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #24478f
  2. #204081
  3. #1d3972
  4. #193264
  5. #162b56
  6. #122448
  7. #0e1c39
  8. #0b152b
  9. #070e1d
  10. #04070e
  11. #000000

Tints

#24478f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #24478f
  2. #3a599a
  3. #506ca5
  4. #667eb1
  5. #7c91bc
  6. #92a3c7
  7. #a7b5d2
  8. #bdc8dd
  9. #d3dae9
  10. #e9edf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#24478f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #24478f
  2. #2d4d8e
  3. #36528c
  4. #40588b
  5. #495e89
  6. #526488
  7. #5b6986
  8. #646f85
  9. #6e7583
  10. #777a82
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e496c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1e4f92 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00458e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005864 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #204c91 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #12468e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005278 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-24478f {
  color: #24478f;
}
Background
.bg-24478f {
  background-color: #24478f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-24478f {
  border: 2px solid #24478f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #24478f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 71 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 60% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-24478f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #24478f, #36248f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-24478f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 71 143 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 3.59 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.84 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.33 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.82 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.51 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.39 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.67 #dbb870 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#24478f  rgb(36, 71, 143)  hsl(220, 60%, 35%)  Yale Blue
#8f6c24  rgb(143, 108, 36)  hsl(40, 60%, 35%)  Golden Brown
#8f2447  rgb(143, 36, 71)  hsl(340, 60%, 35%)  Claret
#478f24  rgb(71, 143, 36)  hsl(100, 60%, 35%)  Forest Green