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#455884

#455884 ≈ Yale Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#455884 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 34.51% green and 51.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.73% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 48.24% black. Its hue angle is 221.9°, with 31.34% saturation and 39.41% 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 7.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 7.54.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.0991

Complementary

  1. #455884
  2. #847145

Split complementary

  1. #455884
  2. #845145
  3. #778445

Analogous

  1. #457784
  2. #455884
  3. #514584

Triadic

  1. #455884
  2. #844558
  3. #588445

Tetradic

  1. #455884
  2. #714584
  3. #847145
  4. #588445

Square

  1. #455884
  2. #844577
  3. #847145
  4. #458451

Monochromatic

  1. #101520
  2. #2b3752
  3. #455884
  4. #667caf
  5. #99a7c9

Shades

#455884 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #455884
  2. #3e4f77
  3. #37466a
  4. #303e5c
  5. #29354f
  6. #232c42
  7. #1c2335
  8. #151a28
  9. #0e121a
  10. #07090d
  11. #000000

Tints

#455884 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #455884
  2. #586990
  3. #6a799d
  4. #7d8aa9
  5. #8f9bb5
  6. #a2acc2
  7. #b5bcce
  8. #c7cdda
  9. #dadee6
  10. #eceef3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#455884 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #455884
  2. #4b5c84
  3. #516083
  4. #576483
  5. #5d6882
  6. #636c82
  7. #687082
  8. #6e7481
  9. #747881
  10. #7a7c80
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #51586d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #485c86 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #415683 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2d6168 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #475a85 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #435783 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #385e74 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-455884 {
  color: #455884;
}
Background
.bg-455884 {
  background-color: #455884;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-455884 {
  border: 2px solid #455884;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #455884;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 88 132;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 31% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-455884 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #455884, #514584);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-455884 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 88 132 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.54 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.91 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.19 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.83 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.28 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.53 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 10.39 #baa77b Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#455884  rgb(69, 88, 132)  hsl(222, 31%, 39%)  Yale Blue
#847145  rgb(132, 113, 69)  hsl(42, 31%, 39%)  Raw Umber
#844558  rgb(132, 69, 88)  hsl(342, 31%, 39%)  Twilight Lavender
#588445  rgb(88, 132, 69)  hsl(102, 31%, 39%)  Fern Green