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#44528E

#44528e ≈ Yale Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#44528e is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.67% red, 32.16% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.11% cyan, 42.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 228.65°, with 35.24% saturation and 41.18% 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 7.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 7.26.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.0922

Complementary

  1. #44528e
  2. #8e8044

Split complementary

  1. #44528e
  2. #8e5b44
  3. #778e44

Analogous

  1. #44778e
  2. #44528e
  3. #5b448e

Triadic

  1. #44528e
  2. #8e4452
  3. #528e44

Tetradic

  1. #44528e
  2. #80448e
  3. #8e8044
  4. #528e44

Square

  1. #44528e
  2. #8e4477
  3. #8e8044
  4. #448e5b

Monochromatic

  1. #121627
  2. #2b345a
  3. #44528e
  4. #6877b7
  5. #9ca5cf

Shades

#44528e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #44528e
  2. #3d4a80
  3. #364272
  4. #303963
  5. #293155
  6. #222947
  7. #1b2139
  8. #14192b
  9. #0e101c
  10. #07080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#44528e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #44528e
  2. #576399
  3. #6975a5
  4. #7c86b0
  5. #8f97bb
  6. #a2a9c7
  7. #b4bad2
  8. #c7cbdd
  9. #dadce8
  10. #eceef4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#44528e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #44528e
  2. #4a578d
  3. #505b8b
  4. #56608a
  5. #5c6488
  6. #626987
  7. #686e86
  8. #6e7284
  9. #747783
  10. #7a7b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f5470 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a5990 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #32538d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #245f69 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e568f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3a528d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #345a79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-44528e {
  color: #44528e;
}
Background
.bg-44528e {
  background-color: #44528e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-44528e {
  border: 2px solid #44528e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #44528e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 68 82 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 35% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-44528e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #44528e, #5b448e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-44528e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(68 82 142 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.26 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.78 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.82 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.99 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.35 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 9.38 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.99 #bbad71 Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#44528e  rgb(68, 82, 142)  hsl(229, 35%, 41%)  Yale Blue
#8e8044  rgb(142, 128, 68)  hsl(49, 35%, 41%)  Olive
#8e4452  rgb(142, 68, 82)  hsl(349, 35%, 41%)  Cordovan
#528e44  rgb(82, 142, 68)  hsl(109, 35%, 41%)  Forest Green