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#2F506D

#2f506d ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2f506d is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 31.37% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.88% cyan, 26.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.25% black. Its hue angle is 208.06°, with 39.74% saturation and 30.59% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 5.82.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.0745

Complementary

  1. #2f506d
  2. #6d4c2f

Split complementary

  1. #2f506d
  2. #6d2f31
  3. #6d6b2f

Analogous

  1. #2f6d6b
  2. #2f506d
  3. #2f316d

Triadic

  1. #2f506d
  2. #6d2f50
  3. #506d2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f506d
  2. #4c2f6d
  3. #6d4c2f
  4. #506d2f

Square

  1. #2f506d
  2. #6b2f6d
  3. #6d4c2f
  4. #316d2f

Monochromatic

  1. #060a0e
  2. #182938
  3. #2f506d
  4. #4677a2
  5. #739dc2

Shades

#2f506d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f506d
  2. #2a4862
  3. #264057
  4. #21384c
  5. #1c3041
  6. #182837
  7. #13202c
  8. #0e1821
  9. #091016
  10. #05080b
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f506d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f506d
  2. #44627c
  3. #59738a
  4. #6d8599
  5. #8296a7
  6. #97a8b6
  7. #acb9c5
  8. #c1cbd3
  9. #d5dce2
  10. #eaeef0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f506d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f506d
  2. #37556f
  3. #3f5a71
  4. #475e73
  5. #4f6375
  6. #586877
  7. #606d78
  8. #68727a
  9. #70767c
  10. #787b7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #434e5c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #44516e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c4a6c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #07575a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3c506e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #374d6d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1e5462 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f506d {
  color: #2f506d;
}
Background
.bg-2f506d {
  background-color: #2f506d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2f506d {
  border: 2px solid #2f506d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f506d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 80 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 40% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f506d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f506d, #2f316d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f506d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 80 109 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.82 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.75 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.16 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 8.31 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.59 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 10.08 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 10.26 #d0af92 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#2f506d  rgb(47, 80, 109)  hsl(208, 40%, 31%)  Yale Blue
#6d4c2f  rgb(109, 76, 47)  hsl(28, 40%, 31%)  Coffee
#6d2f50  rgb(109, 47, 80)  hsl(328, 40%, 31%)  Pansy Purple
#506d2f  rgb(80, 109, 47)  hsl(88, 40%, 31%)  Dark Olive Green