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#405171

#405171 ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#405171 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 31.76% green and 44.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.36% cyan, 28.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.69% black. Its hue angle is 219.18°, with 27.68% saturation and 34.71% 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 7.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 8.22.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.0817

Complementary

  1. #405171
  2. #716040

Split complementary

  1. #405171
  2. #714840
  3. #6a7140

Analogous

  1. #406a71
  2. #405171
  3. #484071

Triadic

  1. #405171
  2. #714051
  3. #517140

Tetradic

  1. #405171
  2. #604071
  3. #716040
  4. #517140

Square

  1. #405171
  2. #71406a
  3. #716040
  4. #407148

Monochromatic

  1. #090b0f
  2. #242e40
  3. #405171
  4. #5c74a2
  5. #8c9dbe

Shades

#405171 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #405171
  2. #3a4966
  3. #33415a
  4. #2d394f
  5. #263144
  6. #202939
  7. #1a202d
  8. #131822
  9. #0d1017
  10. #06080b
  11. #000000

Tints

#405171 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #405171
  2. #53627f
  3. #66748d
  4. #79859c
  5. #8c97aa
  6. #a0a8b8
  7. #b3b9c6
  8. #c6cbd4
  9. #d9dce3
  10. #eceef1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#405171 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #405171
  2. #465673
  3. #4d5a74
  4. #535f76
  5. #5a6477
  6. #606979
  7. #666d7a
  8. #6d727c
  9. #73777d
  10. #7a7b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b515f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #465372 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #404f70 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2f585c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #435272 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #405071 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #375565 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-405171 {
  color: #405171;
}
Background
.bg-405171 {
  background-color: #405171;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-405171 {
  border: 2px solid #405171;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #405171;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 81 113;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 28% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-405171 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #405171, #484071);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-405171 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 81 113 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.22 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 9.97 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 10.09 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 10.20 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 10.49 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 10.80 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 10.82 #bfae8e Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#405171  rgb(64, 81, 113)  hsl(219, 28%, 35%)  Yale Blue
#716040  rgb(113, 96, 64)  hsl(39, 28%, 35%)  Raw Umber
#714051  rgb(113, 64, 81)  hsl(339, 28%, 35%)  Eggplant
#517140  rgb(81, 113, 64)  hsl(99, 28%, 35%)  Fern Green