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#2F4580

#2f4580 ≈ Yale Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2f4580 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 27.06% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.28% cyan, 46.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.8% black. Its hue angle is 223.7°, with 46.29% saturation and 34.31% 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 9.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 5.73.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0642

Complementary

  1. #2f4580
  2. #806a2f

Split complementary

  1. #2f4580
  2. #80412f
  3. #6d802f

Analogous

  1. #2f6d80
  2. #2f4580
  3. #412f80

Triadic

  1. #2f4580
  2. #802f45
  3. #45802f

Tetradic

  1. #2f4580
  2. #6a2f80
  3. #806a2f
  4. #45802f

Square

  1. #2f4580
  2. #802f6d
  3. #806a2f
  4. #2f8041

Monochromatic

  1. #060910
  2. #1a2748
  3. #2f4580
  4. #4463b8
  5. #7a91ce

Shades

#2f4580 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f4580
  2. #2a3e73
  3. #263766
  4. #21305a
  5. #1c294d
  6. #182340
  7. #131c33
  8. #0e1526
  9. #090e1a
  10. #05070d
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f4580 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f4580
  2. #44588d
  3. #596a99
  4. #6d7da6
  5. #828fb3
  6. #97a2c0
  7. #acb5cc
  8. #c1c7d9
  9. #d5dae6
  10. #eaecf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f4580 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f4580
  2. #374b80
  3. #3f5180
  4. #475780
  5. #4f5d80
  6. #586380
  7. #606880
  8. #686e80
  9. #707480
  10. #787a80
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f4763 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2a4c82 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1d447f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00525c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2c4981 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #25457f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #144d6c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f4580 {
  color: #2f4580;
}
Background
.bg-2f4580 {
  background-color: #2f4580;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2f4580 {
  border: 2px solid #2f4580;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f4580;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 69 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 46% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f4580 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f4580, #412f80);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f4580 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 69 128 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.73 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.53 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.36 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.55 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.47 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.85 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 9.72 #d0ba7f Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#2f4580  rgb(47, 69, 128)  hsl(224, 46%, 34%)  Yale Blue
#806a2f  rgb(128, 106, 47)  hsl(44, 46%, 34%)  Raw Umber
#802f45  rgb(128, 47, 69)  hsl(344, 46%, 34%)  Claret
#45802f  rgb(69, 128, 47)  hsl(104, 46%, 34%)  Sap Green