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#2E467E

#2e467e ≈ Yale Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2e467e is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 27.45% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.49% cyan, 44.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.59% black. Its hue angle is 222°, with 46.51% saturation and 33.73% 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 9.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 5.34.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0647

Complementary

  1. #2e467e
  2. #7e662e

Split complementary

  1. #2e467e
  2. #7e3e2e
  3. #6e7e2e

Analogous

  1. #2e6e7e
  2. #2e467e
  3. #3e2e7e

Triadic

  1. #2e467e
  2. #7e2e46
  3. #467e2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e467e
  2. #662e7e
  3. #7e662e
  4. #467e2e

Square

  1. #2e467e
  2. #7e2e6e
  3. #7e662e
  4. #2e7e3e

Monochromatic

  1. #05080f
  2. #1a2746
  3. #2e467e
  4. #4265b6
  5. #7791ce

Shades

#2e467e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e467e
  2. #293f71
  3. #253865
  4. #203158
  5. #1c2a4c
  6. #17233f
  7. #121c32
  8. #0e1526
  9. #090e19
  10. #05070d
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e467e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e467e
  2. #43598b
  3. #586b98
  4. #6d7ea5
  5. #8290b2
  6. #97a3bf
  7. #abb5cb
  8. #c0c8d8
  9. #d5dae5
  10. #eaedf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e467e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e467e
  2. #364c7e
  3. #3e527e
  4. #47577f
  5. #4f5d7f
  6. #57637f
  7. #5f697f
  8. #676f7f
  9. #707480
  10. #787a80
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f4762 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2d4c80 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #21457d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00535c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2d4a7f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #27457d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #134e6b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e467e {
  color: #2e467e;
}
Background
.bg-2e467e {
  background-color: #2e467e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e467e {
  border: 2px solid #2e467e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e467e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 70 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 47% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e467e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e467e, #3e2e7e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e467e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 70 126 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.34 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.59 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.94 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.98 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.78 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.88 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 9.53 #d1b981 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#2e467e  rgb(46, 70, 126)  hsl(222, 47%, 34%)  Yale Blue
#7e662e  rgb(126, 102, 46)  hsl(42, 47%, 34%)  Field Drab
#7e2e46  rgb(126, 46, 70)  hsl(342, 47%, 34%)  Claret
#467e2e  rgb(70, 126, 46)  hsl(102, 47%, 34%)  Sap Green