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#304A8A

#304a8a ≈ Yale Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#304a8a is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.82% red, 29.02% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.22% cyan, 46.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 222.67°, with 48.39% saturation and 36.47% 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 8.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 4.37.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0736

Complementary

  1. #304a8a
  2. #8a7030

Split complementary

  1. #304a8a
  2. #8a4330
  3. #778a30

Analogous

  1. #30778a
  2. #304a8a
  3. #43308a

Triadic

  1. #304a8a
  2. #8a304a
  3. #4a8a30

Tetradic

  1. #304a8a
  2. #70308a
  3. #8a7030
  4. #4a8a30

Square

  1. #304a8a
  2. #8a3077
  3. #8a7030
  4. #308a43

Monochromatic

  1. #090d18
  2. #1c2c51
  3. #304a8a
  4. #476abf
  5. #8098d3

Shades

#304a8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #304a8a
  2. #2b437c
  3. #263b6e
  4. #223461
  5. #1d2c53
  6. #182545
  7. #131e37
  8. #0e1629
  9. #0a0f1c
  10. #05070e
  11. #000000

Tints

#304a8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #304a8a
  2. #455c96
  3. #596ea1
  4. #6e80ad
  5. #8392b9
  6. #98a5c5
  7. #acb7d0
  8. #c1c9dc
  9. #d6dbe8
  10. #eaedf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#304a8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #304a8a
  2. #384f89
  3. #405588
  4. #485a87
  5. #506086
  6. #586585
  7. #606a84
  8. #687083
  9. #707582
  10. #787b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #434c6b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2b518c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1c4989 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005963 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2d4e8b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #254989 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0c5375 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-304a8a {
  color: #304a8a;
}
Background
.bg-304a8a {
  background-color: #304a8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-304a8a {
  border: 2px solid #304a8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #304a8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 48 74 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 48% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-304a8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #304a8a, #43308a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-304a8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(48 74 138 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 4.37 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.18 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.92 #003399 Smalt ΔE 8.02 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.08 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.58 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 9.23 #cfb575 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#304a8a  rgb(48, 74, 138)  hsl(223, 48%, 36%)  Yale Blue
#8a7030  rgb(138, 112, 48)  hsl(43, 48%, 36%)  Golden Brown
#8a304a  rgb(138, 48, 74)  hsl(343, 48%, 36%)  Claret
#4a8a30  rgb(74, 138, 48)  hsl(103, 48%, 36%)  Forest Green