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#2F488D

#2f488d ≈ Yale Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2f488d is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 28.24% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.67% cyan, 48.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 224.04°, with 50% saturation and 36.86% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 4.74.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0716

Complementary

  1. #2f488d
  2. #8d742f

Split complementary

  1. #2f488d
  2. #8d452f
  3. #778d2f

Analogous

  1. #2f778d
  2. #2f488d
  3. #452f8d

Triadic

  1. #2f488d
  2. #8d2f48
  3. #488d2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f488d
  2. #742f8d
  3. #8d742f
  4. #488d2f

Square

  1. #2f488d
  2. #8d2f77
  3. #8d742f
  4. #2f8d45

Monochromatic

  1. #090d1a
  2. #1c2b54
  3. #2f488d
  4. #4768c2
  5. #8097d5

Shades

#2f488d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f488d
  2. #2a417f
  3. #263a71
  4. #213263
  5. #1c2b55
  6. #182447
  7. #131d38
  8. #0e162a
  9. #090e1c
  10. #05070e
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f488d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f488d
  2. #445a98
  3. #596da4
  4. #6d7faf
  5. #8291bb
  6. #97a4c6
  7. #acb6d1
  8. #c1c8dd
  9. #d5dae8
  10. #eaedf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f488d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f488d
  2. #374e8c
  3. #3f538a
  4. #475989
  5. #4f5e88
  6. #586487
  7. #606a85
  8. #686f84
  9. #707583
  10. #787a81
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #424a6c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #245090 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #11488c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005863 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #294d8f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #20488c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #045276 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f488d {
  color: #2f488d;
}
Background
.bg-2f488d {
  background-color: #2f488d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2f488d {
  border: 2px solid #2f488d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f488d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 72 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 50% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f488d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f488d, #452f8d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f488d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 72 141 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 4.74 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.77 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.88 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.22 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.47 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.75 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.53 #d0b772 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#2f488d  rgb(47, 72, 141)  hsl(224, 50%, 37%)  Yale Blue
#8d742f  rgb(141, 116, 47)  hsl(44, 50%, 37%)  Golden Brown
#8d2f48  rgb(141, 47, 72)  hsl(344, 50%, 37%)  Claret
#488d2f  rgb(72, 141, 47)  hsl(104, 50%, 37%)  Forest Green