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#2C447E

#2c447e ≈ Yale Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2c447e is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 26.67% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.08% cyan, 46.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.59% black. Its hue angle is 222.44°, with 48.24% saturation and 33.33% 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 9.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 5.6.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0618

Complementary

  1. #2c447e
  2. #7e662c

Split complementary

  1. #2c447e
  2. #7e3d2c
  3. #6d7e2c

Analogous

  1. #2c6d7e
  2. #2c447e
  3. #3d2c7e

Triadic

  1. #2c447e
  2. #7e2c44
  3. #447e2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c447e
  2. #662c7e
  3. #7e662c
  4. #447e2c

Square

  1. #2c447e
  2. #7e2c6d
  3. #7e662c
  4. #2c7e3d

Monochromatic

  1. #05080f
  2. #182545
  3. #2c447e
  4. #4063b7
  5. #748fcf

Shades

#2c447e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c447e
  2. #283d71
  3. #233665
  4. #1f3058
  5. #1a294c
  6. #16223f
  7. #121b32
  8. #0d1426
  9. #090e19
  10. #04070d
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c447e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c447e
  2. #41578b
  3. #566998
  4. #6b7ca5
  5. #808fb2
  6. #96a2bf
  7. #abb4cb
  8. #c0c7d8
  9. #d5dae5
  10. #eaecf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c447e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c447e
  2. #344a7e
  3. #3d507e
  4. #45567f
  5. #4e5c7f
  6. #56627f
  7. #5e687f
  8. #676e7f
  9. #6f7480
  10. #787a80
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d4561 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #294a80 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1c437d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00515b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2a487f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #23437d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0d4c6a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c447e {
  color: #2c447e;
}
Background
.bg-2c447e {
  background-color: #2c447e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2c447e {
  border: 2px solid #2c447e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c447e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 68 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 48% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c447e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c447e, #3d2c7e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c447e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 68 126 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.60 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.57 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.43 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.75 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.47 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.02 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 9.18 #d3bb81 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#2c447e  rgb(44, 68, 126)  hsl(222, 48%, 33%)  Yale Blue
#7e662c  rgb(126, 102, 44)  hsl(42, 48%, 33%)  Field Drab
#7e2c44  rgb(126, 44, 68)  hsl(342, 48%, 33%)  Claret
#447e2c  rgb(68, 126, 44)  hsl(102, 48%, 33%)  Sap Green