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#293F77

#293f77 ≈ Yale Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#293f77 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 46.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.55% cyan, 47.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 53.33% black. Its hue angle is 223.08°, with 48.75% saturation and 31.37% 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 10.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 6.99.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0536

Complementary

  1. #293f77
  2. #776129

Split complementary

  1. #293f77
  2. #773a29
  3. #667729

Analogous

  1. #296677
  2. #293f77
  3. #3a2977

Triadic

  1. #293f77
  2. #77293f
  3. #3f7729

Tetradic

  1. #293f77
  2. #612977
  3. #776129
  4. #3f7729

Square

  1. #293f77
  2. #772966
  3. #776129
  4. #29773a

Monochromatic

  1. #05080f
  2. #15213e
  3. #293f77
  4. #3d5db0
  5. #6c88cd

Shades

#293f77 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #293f77
  2. #25396b
  3. #21325f
  4. #1d2c53
  5. #192647
  6. #15203c
  7. #101930
  8. #0c1324
  9. #080d18
  10. #04060c
  11. #000000

Tints

#293f77 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #293f77
  2. #3e5285
  3. #546592
  4. #6979a0
  5. #7f8cad
  6. #949fbb
  7. #a9b2c9
  8. #bfc5d6
  9. #d4d9e4
  10. #eaecf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#293f77 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #293f77
  2. #324678
  3. #3a4c79
  4. #43537a
  5. #4c597b
  6. #55607c
  7. #5d667c
  8. #666d7d
  9. #6f737e
  10. #777a7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #39405c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #244579 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #183e76 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004c55 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #264378 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #203e76 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0b4764 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-293f77 {
  color: #293f77;
}
Background
.bg-293f77 {
  background-color: #293f77;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-293f77 {
  border: 2px solid #293f77;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #293f77;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 63 119;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 49% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-293f77 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #293f77, #3a2977);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-293f77 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 63 119 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.99 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.17 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.67 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.77 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 8.12 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.51 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 10.43 #d6c088 Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#293f77  rgb(41, 63, 119)  hsl(223, 49%, 31%)  Yale Blue
#776129  rgb(119, 97, 41)  hsl(43, 49%, 31%)  Field Drab
#77293f  rgb(119, 41, 63)  hsl(343, 49%, 31%)  Claret
#3f7729  rgb(63, 119, 41)  hsl(103, 49%, 31%)  Sap Green