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#2E4A67

#2e4a67 ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2e4a67 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 29.02% green and 40.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.34% cyan, 28.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 59.61% black. Its hue angle is 210.53°, with 38.26% saturation and 29.22% 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 9.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 6.37.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0646

Complementary

  1. #2e4a67
  2. #674b2e

Split complementary

  1. #2e4a67
  2. #672f2e
  3. #67672e

Analogous

  1. #2e6767
  2. #2e4a67
  3. #2f2e67

Triadic

  1. #2e4a67
  2. #672e4a
  3. #4a672e

Tetradic

  1. #2e4a67
  2. #4b2e67
  3. #674b2e
  4. #4a672e

Square

  1. #2e4a67
  2. #672e67
  3. #674b2e
  4. #2e672f

Monochromatic

  1. #060a0e
  2. #162432
  3. #2e4a67
  4. #46709c
  5. #6f96bf

Shades

#2e4a67 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e4a67
  2. #29435d
  3. #253b52
  4. #203448
  5. #1c2c3e
  6. #172534
  7. #121e29
  8. #0e161f
  9. #090f15
  10. #05070a
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e4a67 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e4a67
  2. #435c76
  3. #586e85
  4. #6d8095
  5. #8292a4
  6. #97a5b3
  7. #abb7c2
  8. #c0c9d1
  9. #d5dbe1
  10. #eaedf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e4a67 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e4a67
  2. #364f6a
  3. #3e556c
  4. #475a6f
  5. #4f6071
  6. #576574
  7. #5f6a76
  8. #677079
  9. #70757b
  10. #787b7e
  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 #3f4956 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e4b68 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #374566 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0f5154 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #384b68 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #344767 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1f4e5c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e4a67 {
  color: #2e4a67;
}
Background
.bg-2e4a67 {
  background-color: #2e4a67;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e4a67 {
  border: 2px solid #2e4a67;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e4a67;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 74 103;
  --color-primary-hsl: 211 38% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e4a67 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e4a67, #2f2e67);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e4a67 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 74 103 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.37 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 7.97 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.25 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 8.45 #003399 Smalt ΔE 9.72 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.87 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 9.96 #d1b598 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#2e4a67  rgb(46, 74, 103)  hsl(211, 38%, 29%)  Yale Blue
#674b2e  rgb(103, 75, 46)  hsl(31, 38%, 29%)  Coffee
#672e4a  rgb(103, 46, 74)  hsl(331, 38%, 29%)  Pansy Purple
#4a672e  rgb(74, 103, 46)  hsl(91, 38%, 29%)  Dark Olive Green