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#08158E

#08158e ≈ Phthalo Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#08158e is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 8.24% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.37% cyan, 85.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 234.18°, with 89.33% saturation and 29.41% 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 13.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Phthalo Blue (#000f89), ΔE 1.33.

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Relative luminance0.0254

Complementary

  1. #08158e
  2. #8e8108

Split complementary

  1. #08158e
  2. #8e3e08
  3. #588e08

Analogous

  1. #08588e
  2. #08158e
  3. #3e088e

Triadic

  1. #08158e
  2. #8e0815
  3. #158e08

Tetradic

  1. #08158e
  2. #81088e
  3. #8e8108
  4. #158e08

Square

  1. #08158e
  2. #8e0858
  3. #8e8108
  4. #088e3e

Monochromatic

  1. #010313
  2. #040a46
  3. #08158e
  4. #0c20d6
  5. #3b4df4

Shades

#08158e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08158e
  2. #071380
  3. #061172
  4. #060f63
  5. #050d55
  6. #040b47
  7. #030839
  8. #02062b
  9. #02041c
  10. #01020e
  11. #000000

Tints

#08158e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08158e
  2. #212c99
  3. #3944a5
  4. #525bb0
  5. #6b73bb
  6. #848ac7
  7. #9ca1d2
  8. #b5b9dd
  9. #ced0e8
  10. #e6e8f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08158e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08158e
  2. #14208d
  3. #202a8b
  4. #2c358a
  5. #384088
  6. #444b87
  7. #505586
  8. #5c6084
  9. #686b83
  10. #747581
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2c2c2c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #222562 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003391 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00258c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003d53 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002a90 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00208d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003170 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08158e {
  color: #08158e;
}
Background
.bg-08158e {
  background-color: #08158e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-08158e {
  border: 2px solid #08158e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08158e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 21 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 89% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08158e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08158e, #3e088e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08158e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 21 142 / 0.35);
}

#000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 1.33 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 3.20 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.39 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.50 #000080 Navy ΔE 3.95 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 4.79 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 4.84 #f7ea71 Inverted #2c2c2c Grayscale 

Phthalo Blue
#08158e  rgb(8, 21, 142)  hsl(234, 89%, 29%)  Phthalo Blue
#8e8108  rgb(142, 129, 8)  hsl(54, 89%, 29%)  Olive
#8e0815  rgb(142, 8, 21)  hsl(354, 89%, 29%)  Carmine
#158e08  rgb(21, 142, 8)  hsl(114, 89%, 29%)  Islamic Green