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#405481

#405481 ≈ Yale Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#405481 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 32.94% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.39% cyan, 34.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.41% black. Its hue angle is 221.54°, with 33.68% saturation and 37.84% 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 7.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 6.64.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.0902

Complementary

  1. #405481
  2. #816d40

Split complementary

  1. #405481
  2. #814c40
  3. #748140

Analogous

  1. #407481
  2. #405481
  3. #4c4081

Triadic

  1. #405481
  2. #814054
  3. #548140

Tetradic

  1. #405481
  2. #6d4081
  3. #816d40
  4. #548140

Square

  1. #405481
  2. #814074
  3. #816d40
  4. #40814c

Monochromatic

  1. #0d111b
  2. #27334e
  3. #405481
  4. #5e77af
  5. #91a2c9

Shades

#405481 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #405481
  2. #3a4c74
  3. #334367
  4. #2d3b5a
  5. #26324d
  6. #202a41
  7. #1a2234
  8. #131927
  9. #0d111a
  10. #06080d
  11. #000000

Tints

#405481 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #405481
  2. #53658e
  3. #66769a
  4. #7987a7
  5. #8c98b3
  6. #a0aac0
  7. #b3bbcd
  8. #c6ccd9
  9. #d9dde6
  10. #eceef2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#405481 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #405481
  2. #465881
  3. #4d5d81
  4. #536181
  5. #5a6681
  6. #606a81
  7. #666e80
  8. #6d7380
  9. #737780
  10. #7a7c80
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d5469 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #435883 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c5280 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #255e64 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #425682 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e5380 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #325a71 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-405481 {
  color: #405481;
}
Background
.bg-405481 {
  background-color: #405481;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-405481 {
  border: 2px solid #405481;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #405481;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 84 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 34% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-405481 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #405481, #4c4081);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-405481 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 84 129 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.64 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.21 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.49 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.59 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.12 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 9.69 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.85 #bfab7e Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#405481  rgb(64, 84, 129)  hsl(222, 34%, 38%)  Yale Blue
#816d40  rgb(129, 109, 64)  hsl(42, 34%, 38%)  Raw Umber
#814054  rgb(129, 64, 84)  hsl(342, 34%, 38%)  Twilight Lavender
#548140  rgb(84, 129, 64)  hsl(102, 34%, 38%)  Fern Green