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#081981

#081981 ≈ Phthalo Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#081981 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 9.8% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 93.8% cyan, 80.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.41% black. Its hue angle is 231.57°, with 88.32% saturation and 26.86% 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 14.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Phthalo Blue (#000f89), ΔE 2.46.

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Relative luminance0.0233

Complementary

  1. #081981
  2. #817008

Split complementary

  1. #081981
  2. #813308
  3. #558108

Analogous

  1. #085581
  2. #081981
  3. #330881

Triadic

  1. #081981
  2. #810819
  3. #198108

Tetradic

  1. #081981
  2. #700881
  3. #817008
  4. #198108

Square

  1. #081981
  2. #810855
  3. #817008
  4. #088133

Monochromatic

  1. #010413
  2. #040b39
  3. #081981
  4. #0c27c9
  5. #304bf2

Shades

#081981 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #081981
  2. #071774
  3. #061467
  4. #06125a
  5. #050f4d
  6. #040d41
  7. #030a34
  8. #020827
  9. #02051a
  10. #01030d
  11. #000000

Tints

#081981 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #081981
  2. #21308e
  3. #39479a
  4. #525ea7
  5. #6b75b3
  6. #848cc0
  7. #9ca3cd
  8. #b5bad9
  9. #ced1e6
  10. #e6e8f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#081981 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #081981
  2. #142381
  3. #202e81
  4. #2c3881
  5. #384281
  6. #444d81
  7. #505780
  8. #5c6180
  9. #686b80
  10. #747680
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2a2a2a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #21245a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003084 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00247f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00394d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002983 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002080 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #002f66 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-081981 {
  color: #081981;
}
Background
.bg-081981 {
  background-color: #081981;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-081981 {
  border: 2px solid #081981;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #081981;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 25 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 88% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-081981 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #081981, #330881);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-081981 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 25 129 / 0.35);
}

#000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 2.46 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 2.85 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.60 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 4.51 #000080 Navy ΔE 4.52 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 4.75 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.53 #f7e67e Inverted #2a2a2a Grayscale 

Phthalo Blue
#081981  rgb(8, 25, 129)  hsl(232, 88%, 27%)  Phthalo Blue
#817008  rgb(129, 112, 8)  hsl(52, 88%, 27%)  Olive
#810819  rgb(129, 8, 25)  hsl(352, 88%, 27%)  Falu Red
#198108  rgb(25, 129, 8)  hsl(112, 88%, 27%)  Green