Yale Blue (#0F4D92)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
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Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 8.41:1 — vs black: 2.50:1

Color values

  • HEX #0F4D92
  • RGB rgb(15, 77, 146)
  • HSL hsl(211, 81%, 31%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 90, 47, 0, 43 )
  • Websafe #006699

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #0F4D92 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Yale Blue
#0F4D92 Base
#92540F
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Yale Blue
#0F4D92 Base
#0F8E92
#130F92
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Yale Blue
#0F4D92 Base
#920F4D
#4D920F
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Yale Blue
#0F4D92 Base
#92130F
#8E920F
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Yale Blue
#0F4D92 Base
#920F8E
#92540F
#0F9213
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Yale Blue
#0F4D92 Base
#020C17
#08284D
#0B396D
#1361B7
#1672D7
#4D99ED
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Yale Blue, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#020C17
#051930
#072648
#0A3361
#0C4079
Yale Blue #0F4D92 Base
#156CCD
#388CEB
#73AEF1
#ADD0F7
#E8F2FD
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #0F4D92. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #0F4D92;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #0F4D92;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #0F4D92;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #0F4D92,
        #92540F
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #0F4D92,
        #92540F
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$yale-blue: #0F4D92;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$yale-blue-r: 15;
$yale-blue-g: 77;
$yale-blue-b: 146;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $yale-blue;
    color: rgba($yale-blue-r, $yale-blue-g, $yale-blue-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Yale Blue appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #0F4D92 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #424292 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #494992 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #005A5A Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #4D4D4D Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Yale Blue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Yale Blue #0F4D92 Base
USAFA Blue #004F98 ΔE 1.09
Medium Electric Blue #035096 ΔE 1.34
Dark Cerulean #08457E ΔE 3.34
Cyan Cobalt Blue #28589C ΔE 3.85

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.