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#344684

#344684 ≈ Yale Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#344684 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20.39% red, 27.45% green and 51.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.61% cyan, 46.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 48.24% black. Its hue angle is 226.5°, with 43.48% saturation and 36.08% 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 8.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 6.23.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0678

Complementary

  1. #344684
  2. #847234

Split complementary

  1. #344684
  2. #844a34
  3. #6e8434

Analogous

  1. #346e84
  2. #344684
  3. #4a3484

Triadic

  1. #344684
  2. #843446
  3. #468434

Tetradic

  1. #344684
  2. #723484
  3. #847234
  4. #468434

Square

  1. #344684
  2. #84346e
  3. #847234
  4. #34844a

Monochromatic

  1. #090c16
  2. #1e294d
  3. #344684
  4. #4c64b8
  5. #8394ce

Shades

#344684 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #344684
  2. #2f3f77
  3. #2a386a
  4. #24315c
  5. #1f2a4f
  6. #1a2342
  7. #151c35
  8. #101528
  9. #0a0e1a
  10. #05070d
  11. #000000

Tints

#344684 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #344684
  2. #485990
  3. #5d6b9d
  4. #717ea9
  5. #8590b5
  6. #9aa3c2
  7. #aeb5ce
  8. #c2c8da
  9. #d6dae6
  10. #ebedf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#344684 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #344684
  2. #3c4c84
  3. #435283
  4. #4b5783
  5. #525d82
  6. #5a6382
  7. #626982
  8. #696f81
  9. #717481
  10. #787a80
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #424866 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #294d86 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1e4683 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00545e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2e4b85 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #284683 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1d4f6f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-344684 {
  color: #344684;
}
Background
.bg-344684 {
  background-color: #344684;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-344684 {
  border: 2px solid #344684;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #344684;
  --color-primary-rgb: 52 70 132;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 43% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-344684 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #344684, #4a3484);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-344684 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(52 70 132 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.23 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.50 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.54 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.62 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.32 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.69 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.43 #cbb97b Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#344684  rgb(52, 70, 132)  hsl(227, 43%, 36%)  Yale Blue
#847234  rgb(132, 114, 52)  hsl(47, 43%, 36%)  Raw Umber
#843446  rgb(132, 52, 70)  hsl(347, 43%, 36%)  Cordovan
#468434  rgb(70, 132, 52)  hsl(107, 43%, 36%)  Sap Green