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#060E8A

#060e8a ≈ Phthalo Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#060e8a is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 2.35% red, 5.49% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.65% cyan, 89.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 236.36°, with 91.67% saturation and 28.24% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Phthalo Blue (#000f89), ΔE 0.36.

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Relative luminance0.0219

Complementary

  1. #060e8a
  2. #8a8206

Split complementary

  1. #060e8a
  2. #8a4006
  3. #508a06

Analogous

  1. #06508a
  2. #060e8a
  3. #40068a

Triadic

  1. #060e8a
  2. #8a060e
  3. #0e8a06

Tetradic

  1. #060e8a
  2. #82068a
  3. #8a8206
  4. #0e8a06

Square

  1. #060e8a
  2. #8a0650
  3. #8a8206
  4. #068a40

Monochromatic

  1. #010214
  2. #030741
  3. #060e8a
  4. #0915d3
  5. #333ff6

Shades

#060e8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #060e8a
  2. #050d7c
  3. #050b6e
  4. #040a61
  5. #040853
  6. #030745
  7. #020637
  8. #020429
  9. #01031c
  10. #01010e
  11. #000000

Tints

#060e8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #060e8a
  2. #1f2696
  3. #383ea1
  4. #5156ad
  5. #6a6eb9
  6. #8387c5
  7. #9b9fd0
  8. #b4b7dc
  9. #cdcfe8
  10. #e6e7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#060e8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #060e8a
  2. #121989
  3. #1e2588
  4. #2b3087
  5. #373c86
  6. #434785
  7. #4f5284
  8. #5b5e83
  9. #686982
  10. #747581
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #292929 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1f215f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002f8d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002188 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003950 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00268c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001b89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #002d6c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-060e8a {
  color: #060e8a;
}
Background
.bg-060e8a {
  background-color: #060e8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-060e8a {
  border: 2px solid #060e8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #060e8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 6 14 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 92% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-060e8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #060e8a, #40068a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-060e8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(6 14 138 / 0.35);
}

#000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 0.36 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 1.93 #000080 Navy ΔE 2.60 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.23 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 4.53 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.74 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 4.82 #f9f175 Inverted #292929 Grayscale 

Phthalo Blue
#060e8a  rgb(6, 14, 138)  hsl(236, 92%, 28%)  Phthalo Blue
#8a8206  rgb(138, 130, 6)  hsl(56, 92%, 28%)  Olive
#8a060e  rgb(138, 6, 14)  hsl(356, 92%, 28%)  Sangria
#0e8a06  rgb(14, 138, 6)  hsl(116, 92%, 28%)  India Green