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#4C588E

#4c588e ≈ Yale Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4c588e is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.8% red, 34.51% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.48% cyan, 38.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 229.09°, with 30.28% saturation and 42.75% 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 6.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 8.86.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.1047

Complementary

  1. #4c588e
  2. #8e824c

Split complementary

  1. #4c588e
  2. #8e614c
  3. #798e4c

Analogous

  1. #4c798e
  2. #4c588e
  3. #614c8e

Triadic

  1. #4c588e
  2. #8e4c58
  3. #588e4c

Tetradic

  1. #4c588e
  2. #824c8e
  3. #8e824c
  4. #588e4c

Square

  1. #4c588e
  2. #8e4c79
  3. #8e824c
  4. #4c8e61

Monochromatic

  1. #171a2a
  2. #31395c
  3. #4c588e
  4. #737fb4
  5. #a4accf

Shades

#4c588e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4c588e
  2. #444f80
  3. #3d4672
  4. #353e63
  5. #2e3555
  6. #262c47
  7. #1e2339
  8. #171a2b
  9. #0f121c
  10. #08090e
  11. #000000

Tints

#4c588e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4c588e
  2. #5e6999
  3. #7079a5
  4. #828ab0
  5. #949bbb
  6. #a6acc7
  7. #b7bcd2
  8. #c9cddd
  9. #dbdee8
  10. #edeef4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4c588e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4c588e
  2. #515c8d
  3. #56608b
  4. #5c648a
  5. #616888
  6. #666c87
  7. #6b7086
  8. #707484
  9. #767883
  10. #7b7c81
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #555a73 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #445e90 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e588d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #34636c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #475c8f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #44588d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3f5f7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4c588e {
  color: #4c588e;
}
Background
.bg-4c588e {
  background-color: #4c588e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4c588e {
  border: 2px solid #4c588e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4c588e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 76 88 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 30% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4c588e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4c588e, #614c8e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4c588e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(76 88 142 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.86 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.16 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.19 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 9.33 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 9.38 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.71 #1560bd Denim ΔE 10.18 #b3a771 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#4c588e  rgb(76, 88, 142)  hsl(229, 30%, 43%)  Yale Blue
#8e824c  rgb(142, 130, 76)  hsl(49, 30%, 43%)  Olive
#8e4c58  rgb(142, 76, 88)  hsl(349, 30%, 43%)  Cordovan
#588e4c  rgb(88, 142, 76)  hsl(109, 30%, 43%)  Sea Green