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#29407A

#29407a ≈ Yale Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#29407a is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.08% red, 25.1% green and 47.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.39% cyan, 47.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.16% black. Its hue angle is 222.96°, with 49.69% saturation and 31.96% 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 9.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 6.56.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0554

Complementary

  1. #29407a
  2. #7a6329

Split complementary

  1. #29407a
  2. #7a3a29
  3. #687a29

Analogous

  1. #29687a
  2. #29407a
  3. #3a297a

Triadic

  1. #29407a
  2. #7a2940
  3. #407a29

Tetradic

  1. #29407a
  2. #63297a
  3. #7a6329
  4. #407a29

Square

  1. #29407a
  2. #7a2968
  3. #7a6329
  4. #297a3a

Monochromatic

  1. #05080f
  2. #162241
  3. #29407a
  4. #3c5eb3
  5. #6e89ce

Shades

#29407a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #29407a
  2. #253a6e
  3. #213362
  4. #1d2d55
  5. #192649
  6. #15203d
  7. #101a31
  8. #0c1325
  9. #080d18
  10. #04060c
  11. #000000

Tints

#29407a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #29407a
  2. #3e5387
  3. #546695
  4. #6979a2
  5. #7f8caf
  6. #94a0bd
  7. #a9b3ca
  8. #bfc6d7
  9. #d4d9e4
  10. #eaecf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#29407a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #29407a
  2. #32467b
  3. #3a4d7b
  4. #43537c
  5. #4c5a7c
  6. #55607d
  7. #5d667e
  8. #666d7e
  9. #6f737f
  10. #777a7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a425e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #24477c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #163f79 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004d57 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #26447b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1f3f79 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #084867 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-29407a {
  color: #29407a;
}
Background
.bg-29407a {
  background-color: #29407a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-29407a {
  border: 2px solid #29407a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #29407a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 64 122;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 50% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-29407a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #29407a, #3a297a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-29407a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 64 122 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.56 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.96 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.26 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.60 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.25 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 8.37 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 10.05 #d6bf85 Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#29407a  rgb(41, 64, 122)  hsl(223, 50%, 32%)  Yale Blue
#7a6329  rgb(122, 99, 41)  hsl(43, 50%, 32%)  Field Drab
#7a2940  rgb(122, 41, 64)  hsl(343, 50%, 32%)  Claret
#407a29  rgb(64, 122, 41)  hsl(103, 50%, 32%)  Sap Green