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#405080

#405080 ≈ Yale Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#405080 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 31.37% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50% cyan, 37.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.8% black. Its hue angle is 225°, with 33.33% saturation and 37.65% 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 7.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 7.14.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.0839

Complementary

  1. #405080
  2. #807040

Split complementary

  1. #405080
  2. #805040
  3. #708040

Analogous

  1. #407080
  2. #405080
  3. #504080

Triadic

  1. #405080
  2. #804050
  3. #508040

Tetradic

  1. #405080
  2. #704080
  3. #807040
  4. #508040

Square

  1. #405080
  2. #804070
  3. #807040
  4. #408050

Monochromatic

  1. #0d101a
  2. #27304d
  3. #405080
  4. #5e72af
  5. #919fc8

Shades

#405080 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #405080
  2. #3a4873
  3. #334066
  4. #2d385a
  5. #26304d
  6. #202840
  7. #1a2033
  8. #131826
  9. #0d101a
  10. #06080d
  11. #000000

Tints

#405080 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #405080
  2. #53628d
  3. #667399
  4. #7985a6
  5. #8c96b3
  6. #a0a8c0
  7. #b3b9cc
  8. #c6cbd9
  9. #d9dce6
  10. #eceef2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#405080 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #405080
  2. #465580
  3. #4d5a80
  4. #535e80
  5. #5a6380
  6. #606880
  7. #666d80
  8. #6d7280
  9. #737680
  10. #7a7b80
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b5167 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e5582 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #374f7f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #265a62 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3f5381 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b507f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #32566f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-405080 {
  color: #405080;
}
Background
.bg-405080 {
  background-color: #405080;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-405080 {
  border: 2px solid #405080;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #405080;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 80 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 33% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-405080 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #405080, #504080);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-405080 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 80 128 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.14 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.41 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.62 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.30 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 9.69 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 10.68 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 11.00 #bfaf7f Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#405080  rgb(64, 80, 128)  hsl(225, 33%, 38%)  Yale Blue
#807040  rgb(128, 112, 64)  hsl(45, 33%, 38%)  Raw Umber
#804050  rgb(128, 64, 80)  hsl(345, 33%, 38%)  Cordovan
#508040  rgb(80, 128, 64)  hsl(105, 33%, 38%)  Fern Green