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#44577F

#44577f ≈ Yale Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#44577f is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.67% red, 34.12% green and 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.46% cyan, 31.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.2% black. Its hue angle is 220.68°, with 30.26% saturation and 38.24% 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 7.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 7.59.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.0958

Complementary

  1. #44577f
  2. #7f6c44

Split complementary

  1. #44577f
  2. #7f4f44
  3. #757f44

Analogous

  1. #44757f
  2. #44577f
  3. #4f447f

Triadic

  1. #44577f
  2. #7f4457
  3. #577f44

Tetradic

  1. #44577f
  2. #6c447f
  3. #7f6c44
  4. #577f44

Square

  1. #44577f
  2. #7f4475
  3. #7f6c44
  4. #447f4f

Monochromatic

  1. #0f131b
  2. #29354d
  3. #44577f
  4. #647bac
  5. #96a5c7

Shades

#44577f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #44577f
  2. #3d4e72
  3. #364666
  4. #303d59
  5. #29344c
  6. #222c40
  7. #1b2333
  8. #141a26
  9. #0e1119
  10. #07090d
  11. #000000

Tints

#44577f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #44577f
  2. #57688c
  3. #697999
  4. #7c89a5
  5. #8f9ab2
  6. #a2abbf
  7. #b4bccc
  8. #c7cdd9
  9. #dadde5
  10. #eceef2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#44577f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #44577f
  2. #4a5b7f
  3. #505f7f
  4. #56637f
  5. #5c677f
  6. #626c80
  7. #687080
  8. #6e7480
  9. #747880
  10. #7a7c80
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #505769 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #485a81 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #42557e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2e5f65 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #475980 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #43567e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #385c70 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-44577f {
  color: #44577f;
}
Background
.bg-44577f {
  background-color: #44577f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-44577f {
  border: 2px solid #44577f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #44577f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 68 87 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 30% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-44577f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #44577f, #4f447f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-44577f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(68 87 127 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.59 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.17 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.47 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.24 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.48 #1560bd Denim ΔE 10.02 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 10.43 #bba880 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#44577f  rgb(68, 87, 127)  hsl(221, 30%, 38%)  Yale Blue
#7f6c44  rgb(127, 108, 68)  hsl(41, 30%, 38%)  Raw Umber
#7f4457  rgb(127, 68, 87)  hsl(341, 30%, 38%)  Twilight Lavender
#577f44  rgb(87, 127, 68)  hsl(101, 30%, 38%)  Fern Green