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#2E486A

#2e486a ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2e486a is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 28.24% green and 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.6% cyan, 32.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.43% black. Its hue angle is 214°, with 39.47% 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 9.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 6.21.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0626

Complementary

  1. #2e486a
  2. #6a502e

Split complementary

  1. #2e486a
  2. #6a322e
  3. #666a2e

Analogous

  1. #2e666a
  2. #2e486a
  3. #322e6a

Triadic

  1. #2e486a
  2. #6a2e48
  3. #486a2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e486a
  2. #502e6a
  3. #6a502e
  4. #486a2e

Square

  1. #2e486a
  2. #6a2e66
  3. #6a502e
  4. #2e6a32

Monochromatic

  1. #060a0e
  2. #172435
  3. #2e486a
  4. #456c9f
  5. #7093c1

Shades

#2e486a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e486a
  2. #29415f
  3. #253a55
  4. #20324a
  5. #1c2b40
  6. #172435
  7. #121d2a
  8. #0e1620
  9. #090e15
  10. #05070b
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e486a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e486a
  2. #435a79
  3. #586d88
  4. #6d7f97
  5. #8291a6
  6. #97a4b5
  7. #abb6c3
  8. #c0c8d2
  9. #d5dae1
  10. #eaedf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e486a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e486a
  2. #364e6c
  3. #3e536e
  4. #475971
  5. #4f5e73
  6. #576475
  7. #5f6a77
  8. #676f79
  9. #70757c
  10. #787a7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e4757 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a4a6b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #334469 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0c5054 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #36496b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #31466a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1e4d5e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e486a {
  color: #2e486a;
}
Background
.bg-2e486a {
  background-color: #2e486a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e486a {
  border: 2px solid #2e486a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e486a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 72 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 39% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e486a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e486a, #322e6a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e486a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 72 106 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.21 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 8.11 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.35 #003399 Smalt ΔE 9.62 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 9.76 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 10.16 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 10.16 #d1b795 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#2e486a  rgb(46, 72, 106)  hsl(214, 39%, 30%)  Yale Blue
#6a502e  rgb(106, 80, 46)  hsl(34, 39%, 30%)  Field Drab
#6a2e48  rgb(106, 46, 72)  hsl(334, 39%, 30%)  Pansy Purple
#486a2e  rgb(72, 106, 46)  hsl(94, 39%, 30%)  Dark Olive Green