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#4C578A

#4c578a ≈ Yale Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4c578a is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.8% red, 34.12% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.93% cyan, 36.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 229.35°, with 28.97% saturation and 41.96% 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 6.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 9.1.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.1019

Complementary

  1. #4c578a
  2. #8a7f4c

Split complementary

  1. #4c578a
  2. #8a604c
  3. #768a4c

Analogous

  1. #4c768a
  2. #4c578a
  3. #604c8a

Triadic

  1. #4c578a
  2. #8a4c57
  3. #578a4c

Tetradic

  1. #4c578a
  2. #7f4c8a
  3. #8a7f4c
  4. #578a4c

Square

  1. #4c578a
  2. #8a4c76
  3. #8a7f4c
  4. #4c8a60

Monochromatic

  1. #161927
  2. #313859
  3. #4c578a
  4. #717db1
  5. #a3aacc

Shades

#4c578a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4c578a
  2. #444e7c
  3. #3d466e
  4. #353d61
  5. #2e3453
  6. #262c45
  7. #1e2337
  8. #171a29
  9. #0f111c
  10. #08090e
  11. #000000

Tints

#4c578a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4c578a
  2. #5e6896
  3. #7079a1
  4. #8289ad
  5. #949ab9
  6. #a6abc5
  7. #b7bcd0
  8. #c9cddc
  9. #dbdde8
  10. #edeef3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4c578a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4c578a
  2. #515b89
  3. #565f88
  4. #5c6387
  5. #616786
  6. #666c85
  7. #6b7084
  8. #707483
  9. #767882
  10. #7b7c81
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #555970 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #455d8c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #405789 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #37616a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #485a8b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #455789 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #405d78 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4c578a {
  color: #4c578a;
}
Background
.bg-4c578a {
  background-color: #4c578a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4c578a {
  border: 2px solid #4c578a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4c578a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 76 87 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 29% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4c578a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4c578a, #604c8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4c578a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(76 87 138 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 9.10 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 9.18 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.66 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.78 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 9.85 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 10.09 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 10.79 #b3a875 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#4c578a  rgb(76, 87, 138)  hsl(229, 29%, 42%)  Yale Blue
#8a7f4c  rgb(138, 127, 76)  hsl(49, 29%, 42%)  Olive
#8a4c57  rgb(138, 76, 87)  hsl(349, 29%, 42%)  Cordovan
#578a4c  rgb(87, 138, 76)  hsl(109, 29%, 42%)  Fern Green