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#2B4668

#2b4668 ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2b4668 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 27.45% green and 40.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.65% cyan, 32.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 59.22% black. Its hue angle is 213.44°, with 41.5% saturation and 28.82% 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 9.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 6.35.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0589

Complementary

  1. #2b4668
  2. #684d2b

Split complementary

  1. #2b4668
  2. #682e2b
  3. #64682b

Analogous

  1. #2b6468
  2. #2b4668
  3. #2e2b68

Triadic

  1. #2b4668
  2. #682b46
  3. #46682b

Tetradic

  1. #2b4668
  2. #4d2b68
  3. #684d2b
  4. #46682b

Square

  1. #2b4668
  2. #682b64
  3. #684d2b
  4. #2b682e

Monochromatic

  1. #060a0e
  2. #152232
  3. #2b4668
  4. #416a9e
  5. #6a91c2

Shades

#2b4668 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b4668
  2. #273f5e
  3. #223853
  4. #1e3149
  5. #1a2a3e
  6. #162334
  7. #111c2a
  8. #0d151f
  9. #090e15
  10. #04070a
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b4668 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b4668
  2. #405977
  3. #556b86
  4. #6b7e95
  5. #8090a4
  6. #95a3b4
  7. #aab5c3
  8. #bfc8d2
  9. #d5dae1
  10. #eaedf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b4668 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b4668
  2. #344c6a
  3. #3c526d
  4. #45576f
  5. #4d5d72
  6. #566374
  7. #5e6976
  8. #676f79
  9. #6f747b
  10. #787a7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c4555 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #384869 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #304267 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #034e52 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #334769 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2e4468 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1a4b5c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b4668 {
  color: #2b4668;
}
Background
.bg-2b4668 {
  background-color: #2b4668;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2b4668 {
  border: 2px solid #2b4668;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b4668;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 70 104;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 42% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b4668 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b4668, #2e2b68);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b4668 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 70 104 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.35 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 7.39 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.44 #003399 Smalt ΔE 9.34 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 9.69 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 10.31 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 10.31 #d4b997 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#2b4668  rgb(43, 70, 104)  hsl(213, 42%, 29%)  Yale Blue
#684d2b  rgb(104, 77, 43)  hsl(33, 42%, 29%)  Coffee
#682b46  rgb(104, 43, 70)  hsl(333, 42%, 29%)  Pansy Purple
#46682b  rgb(70, 104, 43)  hsl(93, 42%, 29%)  Dark Olive Green