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#2D466F

#2d466f ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2d466f is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 27.45% green and 43.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.46% cyan, 36.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.47% black. Its hue angle is 217.27°, with 42.31% saturation and 30.59% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 6.06.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0609

Complementary

  1. #2d466f
  2. #6f562d

Split complementary

  1. #2d466f
  2. #6f352d
  3. #676f2d

Analogous

  1. #2d676f
  2. #2d466f
  3. #352d6f

Triadic

  1. #2d466f
  2. #6f2d46
  3. #466f2d

Tetradic

  1. #2d466f
  2. #562d6f
  3. #6f562d
  4. #466f2d

Square

  1. #2d466f
  2. #6f2d67
  3. #6f562d
  4. #2d6f35

Monochromatic

  1. #06090f
  2. #172439
  3. #2d466f
  4. #4368a5
  5. #7090c5

Shades

#2d466f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d466f
  2. #293f64
  3. #243859
  4. #20314e
  5. #1b2a43
  6. #172338
  7. #121c2c
  8. #0e1521
  9. #090e16
  10. #05070b
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d466f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d466f
  2. #42597d
  3. #576b8c
  4. #6c7e9a
  5. #8190a9
  6. #96a3b7
  7. #abb5c5
  8. #c0c8d4
  9. #d5dae2
  10. #eaedf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d466f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d466f
  2. #354c71
  3. #3e5272
  4. #465774
  5. #4e5d76
  6. #576378
  7. #5f6979
  8. #676f7b
  9. #6f747d
  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 #3d4659 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #354971 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2d436e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004f55 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #324870 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2d446e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1a4c60 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d466f {
  color: #2d466f;
}
Background
.bg-2d466f {
  background-color: #2d466f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2d466f {
  border: 2px solid #2d466f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d466f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 70 111;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 42% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d466f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d466f, #352d6f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d466f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 70 111 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.06 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.14 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 8.20 #003399 Smalt ΔE 9.19 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 9.50 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 10.17 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 10.22 #d2b990 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#2d466f  rgb(45, 70, 111)  hsl(217, 42%, 31%)  Yale Blue
#6f562d  rgb(111, 86, 45)  hsl(37, 42%, 31%)  Field Drab
#6f2d46  rgb(111, 45, 70)  hsl(337, 42%, 31%)  Pansy Purple
#466f2d  rgb(70, 111, 45)  hsl(97, 42%, 31%)  Dark Olive Green