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#264D73

#264d73 ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#264d73 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 30.2% green and 45.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.96% cyan, 33.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.9% black. Its hue angle is 209.61°, with 50.33% saturation and 30% 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 8.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 4.08.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.0696

Complementary

  1. #264d73
  2. #734c26

Split complementary

  1. #264d73
  2. #732626
  3. #737326

Analogous

  1. #267373
  2. #264d73
  3. #262673

Triadic

  1. #264d73
  2. #73264d
  3. #4d7326

Tetradic

  1. #264d73
  2. #4c2673
  3. #734c26
  4. #4d7326

Square

  1. #264d73
  2. #732673
  3. #734c26
  4. #267326

Monochromatic

  1. #050a0f
  2. #13273a
  3. #264d73
  4. #3974ad
  5. #669acc

Shades

#264d73 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #264d73
  2. #224568
  3. #1e3e5c
  4. #1b3651
  5. #172e45
  6. #13273a
  7. #0f1f2e
  8. #0b1723
  9. #080f17
  10. #04080c
  11. #000000

Tints

#264d73 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #264d73
  2. #3c5f81
  3. #51718f
  4. #67829d
  5. #7d94ab
  6. #93a6b9
  7. #a8b8c7
  8. #becad5
  9. #d4dbe3
  10. #e9edf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#264d73 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #264d73
  2. #2f5274
  3. #385776
  4. #415c77
  5. #4a6178
  6. #53677a
  7. #5c6c7b
  8. #65717c
  9. #6e767d
  10. #777b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f4c5d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d4f75 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #324772 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00565b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #354e74 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2e4a73 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #025265 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-264d73 {
  color: #264d73;
}
Background
.bg-264d73 {
  background-color: #264d73;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-264d73 {
  border: 2px solid #264d73;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #264d73;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 77 115;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 50% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-264d73 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #264d73, #262673);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-264d73 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 77 115 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 4.08 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.99 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.88 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.18 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 9.13 #003399 Smalt ΔE 9.99 #1560bd Denim ΔE 10.07 #d9b28c Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#264d73  rgb(38, 77, 115)  hsl(210, 50%, 30%)  Yale Blue
#734c26  rgb(115, 76, 38)  hsl(30, 50%, 30%)  Sepia
#73264d  rgb(115, 38, 77)  hsl(330, 50%, 30%)  Pansy Purple
#4d7326  rgb(77, 115, 38)  hsl(90, 50%, 30%)  Sap Green