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#425686

#425686 ≈ Yale Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#425686 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 33.73% green and 52.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.75% cyan, 35.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.45% black. Its hue angle is 222.35°, with 34% saturation and 39.22% 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 7.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 6.78.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.0954

Complementary

  1. #425686
  2. #867242

Split complementary

  1. #425686
  2. #865042
  3. #788642

Analogous

  1. #427886
  2. #425686
  3. #504286

Triadic

  1. #425686
  2. #864256
  3. #568642

Tetradic

  1. #425686
  2. #724286
  3. #867242
  4. #568642

Square

  1. #425686
  2. #864278
  3. #867242
  4. #428650

Monochromatic

  1. #101420
  2. #293553
  3. #425686
  4. #637ab2
  5. #96a6cb

Shades

#425686 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #425686
  2. #3b4d79
  3. #35456b
  4. #2e3c5e
  5. #283450
  6. #212b43
  7. #1a2236
  8. #141a28
  9. #0d111b
  10. #07090d
  11. #000000

Tints

#425686 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #425686
  2. #556792
  3. #68789e
  4. #7b89aa
  5. #8e9ab6
  6. #a1abc3
  7. #b3bbcf
  8. #c6ccdb
  9. #d9dde7
  10. #eceef3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#425686 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #425686
  2. #485a85
  3. #4e5e85
  4. #556384
  5. #5b6784
  6. #616b83
  7. #676f82
  8. #6d7382
  9. #747881
  10. #7a7c81
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f576d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #445a88 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c5485 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #256068 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #435987 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3f5585 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #335c75 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-425686 {
  color: #425686;
}
Background
.bg-425686 {
  background-color: #425686;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-425686 {
  border: 2px solid #425686;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #425686;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 86 134;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 34% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-425686 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #425686, #504286);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-425686 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 86 134 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.78 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.82 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.20 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.45 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.54 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.25 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 9.88 #bda979 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#425686  rgb(66, 86, 134)  hsl(222, 34%, 39%)  Yale Blue
#867242  rgb(134, 114, 66)  hsl(42, 34%, 39%)  Raw Umber
#864256  rgb(134, 66, 86)  hsl(342, 34%, 39%)  Twilight Lavender
#568642  rgb(86, 134, 66)  hsl(102, 34%, 39%)  Sap Green