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#00289F

#00289f ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#00289f is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 15.69% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 74.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.65% black. Its hue angle is 224.91°, with 100% saturation and 31.18% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 1.8.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0402

Complementary

  1. #00289f
  2. #9f7700

Split complementary

  1. #00289f
  2. #9f2800
  3. #789f00

Analogous

  1. #00789f
  2. #00289f
  3. #28009f

Triadic

  1. #00289f
  2. #9f0028
  3. #289f00

Tetradic

  1. #00289f
  2. #77009f
  3. #9f7700
  4. #289f00

Square

  1. #00289f
  2. #9f0078
  3. #9f7700
  4. #009f28

Monochromatic

  1. #000514
  2. #001553
  3. #00289f
  4. #003bec
  5. #396bff

Shades

#00289f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00289f
  2. #00248f
  3. #00207f
  4. #001c6f
  5. #00185f
  6. #001450
  7. #001040
  8. #000c30
  9. #000820
  10. #000410
  11. #000000

Tints

#00289f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00289f
  2. #1a3ea9
  3. #3353b2
  4. #4d69bc
  5. #667ec5
  6. #8094cf
  7. #99a9d9
  8. #b3bfe2
  9. #ccd4ec
  10. #e6eaf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00289f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00289f
  2. #0d319c
  3. #1a3a99
  4. #264296
  5. #334b93
  6. #405490
  7. #4d5d8c
  8. #5a6689
  9. #666e86
  10. #737783
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #383838 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2b3370 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0040a2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00319d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004b61 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0038a1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002e9e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00407f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00289f {
  color: #00289f;
}
Background
.bg-00289f {
  background-color: #00289f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-00289f {
  border: 2px solid #00289f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00289f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 40 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 100% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00289f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00289f, #28009f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00289f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 40 159 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 1.80 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.35 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.66 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.49 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.85 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.22 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 7.60 #ffd760 Inverted #383838 Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#00289f  rgb(0, 40, 159)  hsl(225, 100%, 31%)  Imperial Blue
#9f7700  rgb(159, 119, 0)  hsl(45, 100%, 31%)  Dark Goldenrod
#9f0028  rgb(159, 0, 40)  hsl(345, 100%, 31%)  Vivid Burgundy
#289f00  rgb(40, 159, 0)  hsl(105, 100%, 31%)  Islamic Green