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#2B4E6D

#2b4e6d ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2b4e6d is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 30.59% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.55% cyan, 28.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.25% black. Its hue angle is 208.18°, with 43.42% saturation and 29.8% 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 8.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 5.38.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.0707

Complementary

  1. #2b4e6d
  2. #6d4a2b

Split complementary

  1. #2b4e6d
  2. #6d2b2d
  3. #6d6b2b

Analogous

  1. #2b6d6b
  2. #2b4e6d
  3. #2b2d6d

Triadic

  1. #2b4e6d
  2. #6d2b4e
  3. #4e6d2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b4e6d
  2. #4a2b6d
  3. #6d4a2b
  4. #4e6d2b

Square

  1. #2b4e6d
  2. #6b2b6d
  3. #6d4a2b
  4. #2d6d2b

Monochromatic

  1. #060a0f
  2. #152736
  3. #2b4e6d
  4. #4175a4
  5. #6c9bc5

Shades

#2b4e6d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b4e6d
  2. #274662
  3. #223e57
  4. #1e374c
  5. #1a2f41
  6. #162737
  7. #111f2c
  8. #0d1721
  9. #091016
  10. #04080b
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b4e6d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b4e6d
  2. #40607c
  3. #55718a
  4. #6b8399
  5. #8095a7
  6. #95a7b6
  7. #aab8c5
  8. #bfcad3
  9. #d5dce2
  10. #eaedf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b4e6d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b4e6d
  2. #34536f
  3. #3c5871
  4. #455d73
  5. #4d6275
  6. #566777
  7. #5e6c78
  8. #67717a
  9. #6f767c
  10. #787b7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #414c5b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #414f6e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #38486c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005559 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #394e6e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #334b6d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #165261 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b4e6d {
  color: #2b4e6d;
}
Background
.bg-2b4e6d {
  background-color: #2b4e6d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2b4e6d {
  border: 2px solid #2b4e6d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b4e6d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 78 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 43% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b4e6d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b4e6d, #2b2d6d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b4e6d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 78 109 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.38 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.55 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.35 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.66 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 8.68 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 9.48 #003399 Smalt ΔE 10.15 #d4b192 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#2b4e6d  rgb(43, 78, 109)  hsl(208, 43%, 30%)  Yale Blue
#6d4a2b  rgb(109, 74, 43)  hsl(28, 43%, 30%)  Coffee
#6d2b4e  rgb(109, 43, 78)  hsl(328, 43%, 30%)  Pansy Purple
#4e6d2b  rgb(78, 109, 43)  hsl(88, 43%, 30%)  Dark Olive Green