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#293F72

#293f72 ≈ Yale Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#293f72 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.08% red, 24.71% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.04% cyan, 44.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.29% black. Its hue angle is 221.92°, with 47.1% saturation and 30.39% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 7.24.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0524

Complementary

  1. #293f72
  2. #725c29

Split complementary

  1. #293f72
  2. #723729
  3. #637229

Analogous

  1. #296372
  2. #293f72
  3. #372972

Triadic

  1. #293f72
  2. #72293f
  3. #3f7229

Tetradic

  1. #293f72
  2. #5c2972
  3. #725c29
  4. #3f7229

Square

  1. #293f72
  2. #722963
  3. #725c29
  4. #297237

Monochromatic

  1. #05080f
  2. #15203a
  3. #293f72
  4. #3d5eaa
  5. #6a87ca

Shades

#293f72 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #293f72
  2. #253967
  3. #21325b
  4. #1d2c50
  5. #192644
  6. #152039
  7. #10192e
  8. #0c1322
  9. #080d17
  10. #04060b
  11. #000000

Tints

#293f72 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #293f72
  2. #3e5280
  3. #54658e
  4. #69799c
  5. #7f8caa
  6. #949fb9
  7. #a9b2c7
  8. #bfc5d5
  9. #d4d9e3
  10. #eaecf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#293f72 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #293f72
  2. #324673
  3. #3a4c75
  4. #435376
  5. #4c5978
  6. #556079
  7. #5d667a
  8. #666d7c
  9. #6f737d
  10. #777a7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #394059 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #284474 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1d3e71 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004a53 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #284273 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #233e71 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #104661 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-293f72 {
  color: #293f72;
}
Background
.bg-293f72 {
  background-color: #293f72;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-293f72 {
  border: 2px solid #293f72;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #293f72;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 63 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 47% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-293f72 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #293f72, #372972);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-293f72 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 63 114 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.24 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 7.74 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.82 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.23 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.39 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 9.19 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 10.22 #d6c08d Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#293f72  rgb(41, 63, 114)  hsl(222, 47%, 30%)  Yale Blue
#725c29  rgb(114, 92, 41)  hsl(42, 47%, 30%)  Field Drab
#72293f  rgb(114, 41, 63)  hsl(342, 47%, 30%)  Wine
#3f7229  rgb(63, 114, 41)  hsl(102, 47%, 30%)  Sap Green