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#26537E

#26537e ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#26537e is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 32.55% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.84% cyan, 34.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.59% black. Its hue angle is 209.32°, with 53.66% saturation and 32.16% 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 8.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 3.52.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.081

Complementary

  1. #26537e
  2. #7e5126

Split complementary

  1. #26537e
  2. #7e2627
  3. #7e7d26

Analogous

  1. #267e7d
  2. #26537e
  3. #26277e

Triadic

  1. #26537e
  2. #7e2653
  3. #537e26

Tetradic

  1. #26537e
  2. #51267e
  3. #7e5126
  4. #537e26

Square

  1. #26537e
  2. #7d267e
  3. #7e5126
  4. #277e26

Monochromatic

  1. #050a10
  2. #142c43
  3. #26537e
  4. #387ab9
  5. #6ba0d2

Shades

#26537e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #26537e
  2. #224b71
  3. #1e4265
  4. #1b3a58
  5. #17324c
  6. #132a3f
  7. #0f2132
  8. #0b1926
  9. #081119
  10. #04080d
  11. #000000

Tints

#26537e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #26537e
  2. #3c648b
  3. #517598
  4. #6787a5
  5. #7d98b2
  6. #93a9bf
  7. #a8bacb
  8. #becbd8
  9. #d4dde5
  10. #e9eef2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#26537e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #26537e
  2. #2f587e
  3. #385c7e
  4. #41617f
  5. #4a657f
  6. #536a7f
  7. #5c6e7f
  8. #65737f
  9. #6e7780
  10. #777c80
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #435166 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #405580 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #344d7d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005d62 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #37547f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2f4f7d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00596e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-26537e {
  color: #26537e;
}
Background
.bg-26537e {
  background-color: #26537e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-26537e {
  border: 2px solid #26537e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #26537e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 83 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 54% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-26537e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #26537e, #26277e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-26537e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 83 126 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 3.52 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.59 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.88 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.96 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.99 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 8.11 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.58 #d9ac81 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#26537e  rgb(38, 83, 126)  hsl(209, 54%, 32%)  Yale Blue
#7e5126  rgb(126, 81, 38)  hsl(29, 54%, 32%)  Russet
#7e2653  rgb(126, 38, 83)  hsl(329, 54%, 32%)  Pansy Purple
#537e26  rgb(83, 126, 38)  hsl(89, 54%, 32%)  Sap Green