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#2C476A

#2c476a ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2c476a is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 27.84% green and 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.49% cyan, 33.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.43% black. Its hue angle is 213.87°, with 41.33% 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 9.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 6.1.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0608

Complementary

  1. #2c476a
  2. #6a4f2c

Split complementary

  1. #2c476a
  2. #6a302c
  3. #666a2c

Analogous

  1. #2c666a
  2. #2c476a
  3. #302c6a

Triadic

  1. #2c476a
  2. #6a2c47
  3. #476a2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c476a
  2. #4f2c6a
  3. #6a4f2c
  4. #476a2c

Square

  1. #2c476a
  2. #6a2c66
  3. #6a4f2c
  4. #2c6a30

Monochromatic

  1. #060a0e
  2. #162334
  3. #2c476a
  4. #426ba0
  5. #6d92c2

Shades

#2c476a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c476a
  2. #28405f
  3. #233955
  4. #1f324a
  5. #1a2b40
  6. #162435
  7. #121c2a
  8. #0d1520
  9. #090e15
  10. #04070b
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c476a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c476a
  2. #415979
  3. #566c88
  4. #6b7e97
  5. #8091a6
  6. #96a3b5
  7. #abb5c3
  8. #c0c8d2
  9. #d5dae1
  10. #eaedf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c476a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c476a
  2. #344d6c
  3. #3d526e
  4. #455871
  5. #4e5e73
  6. #566475
  7. #5e6977
  8. #676f79
  9. #6f757c
  10. #787a7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d4656 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #39496c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #314369 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #034f53 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #34486b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2f456a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1b4c5d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c476a {
  color: #2c476a;
}
Background
.bg-2c476a {
  background-color: #2c476a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2c476a {
  border: 2px solid #2c476a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c476a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 71 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 41% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c476a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c476a, #302c6a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c476a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 71 106 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.10 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 7.76 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.26 #003399 Smalt ΔE 9.41 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 9.99 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 10.18 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 10.23 #d3b895 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#2c476a  rgb(44, 71, 106)  hsl(214, 41%, 29%)  Yale Blue
#6a4f2c  rgb(106, 79, 44)  hsl(34, 41%, 29%)  Field Drab
#6a2c47  rgb(106, 44, 71)  hsl(334, 41%, 29%)  Pansy Purple
#476a2c  rgb(71, 106, 44)  hsl(94, 41%, 29%)  Dark Olive Green