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#06239E

#06239e ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#06239e is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 2.35% red, 13.73% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.2% cyan, 77.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 228.55°, with 92.68% saturation and 32.16% 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 12.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 1.38.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0371

Complementary

  1. #06239e
  2. #9e8106

Split complementary

  1. #06239e
  2. #9e3506
  3. #6f9e06

Analogous

  1. #066f9e
  2. #06239e
  3. #35069e

Triadic

  1. #06239e
  2. #9e0623
  3. #239e06

Tetradic

  1. #06239e
  2. #81069e
  3. #9e8106
  4. #239e06

Square

  1. #06239e
  2. #9e066f
  3. #9e8106
  4. #069e35

Monochromatic

  1. #010414
  2. #031354
  3. #06239e
  4. #0933e8
  5. #4567f8

Shades

#06239e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #06239e
  2. #05208e
  3. #051c7e
  4. #04196f
  5. #04155f
  6. #03124f
  7. #020e3f
  8. #020b2f
  9. #010720
  10. #010410
  11. #000000

Tints

#06239e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #06239e
  2. #1f39a8
  3. #384fb1
  4. #5165bb
  5. #6a7bc5
  6. #8391cf
  7. #9ba7d8
  8. #b4bde2
  9. #cdd3ec
  10. #e6e9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#06239e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #06239e
  2. #122c9b
  3. #1e3698
  4. #2b3f95
  5. #374892
  6. #43528f
  7. #4f5b8c
  8. #5b6489
  9. #686d86
  10. #747783
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #363636 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2a2f6f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003da2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002f9c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00495f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0035a0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002a9d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003d7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-06239e {
  color: #06239e;
}
Background
.bg-06239e {
  background-color: #06239e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-06239e {
  border: 2px solid #06239e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #06239e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 6 35 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 93% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-06239e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #06239e, #35069e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-06239e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(6 35 158 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 1.38 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.26 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.62 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.98 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.04 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.69 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.81 #f9dc61 Inverted #363636 Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#06239e  rgb(6, 35, 158)  hsl(229, 93%, 32%)  Imperial Blue
#9e8106  rgb(158, 129, 6)  hsl(49, 93%, 32%)  Dark Goldenrod
#9e0623  rgb(158, 6, 35)  hsl(349, 93%, 32%)  Carmine
#239e06  rgb(35, 158, 6)  hsl(109, 93%, 32%)  Islamic Green