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#405686

#405686 ≈ Yale Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#405686 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 33.73% green and 52.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.24% cyan, 35.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.45% black. Its hue angle is 221.14°, with 35.35% saturation and 38.82% 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 7.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 6.31.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.0947

Complementary

  1. #405686
  2. #867040

Split complementary

  1. #405686
  2. #864d40
  3. #798640

Analogous

  1. #407986
  2. #405686
  3. #4d4086

Triadic

  1. #405686
  2. #864056
  3. #568640

Tetradic

  1. #405686
  2. #704086
  3. #867040
  4. #568640

Square

  1. #405686
  2. #864079
  3. #867040
  4. #40864d

Monochromatic

  1. #0f141e
  2. #273552
  3. #405686
  4. #607ab3
  5. #93a5cc

Shades

#405686 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #405686
  2. #3a4d79
  3. #33456b
  4. #2d3c5e
  5. #263450
  6. #202b43
  7. #1a2236
  8. #131a28
  9. #0d111b
  10. #06090d
  11. #000000

Tints

#405686 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #405686
  2. #536792
  3. #66789e
  4. #7989aa
  5. #8c9ab6
  6. #a0abc3
  7. #b3bbcf
  8. #c6ccdb
  9. #d9dde7
  10. #eceef3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#405686 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #405686
  2. #465a85
  3. #4d5e85
  4. #536384
  5. #5a6784
  6. #606b83
  7. #666f82
  8. #6d7382
  9. #737881
  10. #7a7c81
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f566d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #435a88 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c5485 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #206068 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #425987 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d5585 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #305c75 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-405686 {
  color: #405686;
}
Background
.bg-405686 {
  background-color: #405686;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-405686 {
  border: 2px solid #405686;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #405686;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 86 134;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 35% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-405686 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #405686, #4d4086);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-405686 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 86 134 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.31 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.37 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.83 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.12 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.30 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.87 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 10.11 #bfa979 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#405686  rgb(64, 86, 134)  hsl(221, 35%, 39%)  Yale Blue
#867040  rgb(134, 112, 64)  hsl(41, 35%, 39%)  Raw Umber
#864056  rgb(134, 64, 86)  hsl(341, 35%, 39%)  Twilight Lavender
#568640  rgb(86, 134, 64)  hsl(101, 35%, 39%)  Sap Green