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#2B4A64

#2b4a64 ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2b4a64 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 29.02% green and 39.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 60.78% black. Its hue angle is 207.37°, with 39.86% saturation and 28.04% 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 9.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 6.83.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0633

Complementary

  1. #2b4a64
  2. #64452b

Split complementary

  1. #2b4a64
  2. #642b2d
  3. #64622b

Analogous

  1. #2b6462
  2. #2b4a64
  3. #2b2d64

Triadic

  1. #2b4a64
  2. #642b4a
  3. #4a642b

Tetradic

  1. #2b4a64
  2. #452b64
  3. #64452b
  4. #4a642b

Square

  1. #2b4a64
  2. #622b64
  3. #64452b
  4. #2d642b

Monochromatic

  1. #060b0e
  2. #14222f
  3. #2b4a64
  4. #427299
  5. #6998bf

Shades

#2b4a64 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b4a64
  2. #27435a
  3. #223b50
  4. #1e3446
  5. #1a2c3c
  6. #162532
  7. #111e28
  8. #0d161e
  9. #090f14
  10. #04070a
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b4a64 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b4a64
  2. #405c74
  3. #556e83
  4. #6b8093
  5. #8092a2
  6. #95a5b2
  7. #aab7c1
  8. #bfc9d1
  9. #d5dbe0
  10. #eaedf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b4a64 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b4a64
  2. #344f67
  3. #3c556a
  4. #455a6c
  5. #4d606f
  6. #566572
  7. #5e6a75
  8. #677078
  9. #6f757a
  10. #787b7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e4854 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f4a65 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #374564 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #085053 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #384a65 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #334764 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1b4e5a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b4a64 {
  color: #2b4a64;
}
Background
.bg-2b4a64 {
  background-color: #2b4a64;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2b4a64 {
  border: 2px solid #2b4a64;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b4a64;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 74 100;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 40% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b4a64 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b4a64, #2b2d64);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b4a64 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 74 100 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.83 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 6.84 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.34 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 8.58 #003399 Smalt ΔE 9.65 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.97 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 10.12 #d4b59b Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#2b4a64  rgb(43, 74, 100)  hsl(207, 40%, 28%)  Yale Blue
#64452b  rgb(100, 69, 43)  hsl(27, 40%, 28%)  Coffee
#642b4a  rgb(100, 43, 74)  hsl(327, 40%, 28%)  Pansy Purple
#4a642b  rgb(74, 100, 43)  hsl(87, 40%, 28%)  Dark Olive Green