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#29486D

#29486d ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#29486d is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.08% red, 28.24% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.39% cyan, 33.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.25% black. Its hue angle is 212.65°, with 45.33% saturation and 29.41% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 5.25.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0621

Complementary

  1. #29486d
  2. #6d4e29

Split complementary

  1. #29486d
  2. #6d2c29
  3. #6a6d29

Analogous

  1. #296a6d
  2. #29486d
  3. #2c296d

Triadic

  1. #29486d
  2. #6d2948
  3. #486d29

Tetradic

  1. #29486d
  2. #4e296d
  3. #6d4e29
  4. #486d29

Square

  1. #29486d
  2. #6d296a
  3. #6d4e29
  4. #296d2c

Monochromatic

  1. #060a0f
  2. #142335
  3. #29486d
  4. #3e6da5
  5. #6993c6

Shades

#29486d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #29486d
  2. #254162
  3. #213a57
  4. #1d324c
  5. #192b41
  6. #152437
  7. #101d2c
  8. #0c1621
  9. #080e16
  10. #04070b
  11. #000000

Tints

#29486d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #29486d
  2. #3e5a7c
  3. #546d8a
  4. #697f99
  5. #7f91a7
  6. #94a4b6
  7. #a9b6c5
  8. #bfc8d3
  9. #d4dae2
  10. #eaedf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#29486d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #29486d
  2. #324e6f
  3. #3a5371
  4. #435973
  5. #4c5e75
  6. #556477
  7. #5d6a78
  8. #666f7a
  9. #6f757c
  10. #777a7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d4758 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #394a6f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #30446c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005055 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #33496e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2d456d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #124d60 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-29486d {
  color: #29486d;
}
Background
.bg-29486d {
  background-color: #29486d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-29486d {
  border: 2px solid #29486d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #29486d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 72 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 45% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-29486d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #29486d, #2c296d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-29486d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 72 109 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.25 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.64 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 7.83 #003399 Smalt ΔE 9.27 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.50 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 9.81 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 10.18 #d6b792 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#29486d  rgb(41, 72, 109)  hsl(213, 45%, 29%)  Yale Blue
#6d4e29  rgb(109, 78, 41)  hsl(33, 45%, 29%)  Coffee
#6d2948  rgb(109, 41, 72)  hsl(333, 45%, 29%)  Pansy Purple
#486d29  rgb(72, 109, 41)  hsl(93, 45%, 29%)  Dark Olive Green