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#294686

#294686 ≈ Yale Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#294686 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.08% red, 27.45% green and 52.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.4% cyan, 47.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.45% black. Its hue angle is 221.29°, with 53.14% saturation and 34.31% 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 9.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 4.39.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0657

Complementary

  1. #294686
  2. #866929

Split complementary

  1. #294686
  2. #863a29
  3. #748629

Analogous

  1. #297486
  2. #294686
  3. #3a2986

Triadic

  1. #294686
  2. #862946
  3. #468629

Tetradic

  1. #294686
  2. #692986
  3. #866929
  4. #468629

Square

  1. #294686
  2. #862974
  3. #866929
  4. #29863a

Monochromatic

  1. #050911
  2. #17274b
  3. #294686
  4. #3b65c1
  5. #7492d4

Shades

#294686 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #294686
  2. #253f79
  3. #21386b
  4. #1d315e
  5. #192a50
  6. #152343
  7. #101c36
  8. #0c1528
  9. #080e1b
  10. #04070d
  11. #000000

Tints

#294686 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #294686
  2. #3e5992
  3. #546b9e
  4. #697eaa
  5. #7f90b6
  6. #94a3c3
  7. #a9b5cf
  8. #bfc8db
  9. #d4dae7
  10. #eaedf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#294686 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #294686
  2. #324c85
  3. #3a5285
  4. #435784
  5. #4c5d84
  6. #556383
  7. #5d6982
  8. #666f82
  9. #6f7481
  10. #777a81
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e4867 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #264d88 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #134585 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00555f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #274a87 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1e4585 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004f71 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-294686 {
  color: #294686;
}
Background
.bg-294686 {
  background-color: #294686;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-294686 {
  border: 2px solid #294686;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #294686;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 70 134;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 53% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-294686 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #294686, #3a2986);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-294686 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 70 134 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 4.39 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.21 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.14 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.61 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.02 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.19 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.18 #d6b979 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#294686  rgb(41, 70, 134)  hsl(221, 53%, 34%)  Yale Blue
#866929  rgb(134, 105, 41)  hsl(41, 53%, 34%)  Golden Brown
#862946  rgb(134, 41, 70)  hsl(341, 53%, 34%)  Claret
#468629  rgb(70, 134, 41)  hsl(101, 53%, 34%)  Sap Green