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#081A8A

#081a8a ≈ Phthalo Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#081a8a is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 10.2% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.2% cyan, 81.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 231.69°, with 89.04% saturation and 28.63% 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 13.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Phthalo Blue (#000f89), ΔE 2.22.

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Relative luminance0.0263

Complementary

  1. #081a8a
  2. #8a7808

Split complementary

  1. #081a8a
  2. #8a3708
  3. #5b8a08

Analogous

  1. #085b8a
  2. #081a8a
  3. #37088a

Triadic

  1. #081a8a
  2. #8a081a
  3. #1a8a08

Tetradic

  1. #081a8a
  2. #78088a
  3. #8a7808
  4. #1a8a08

Square

  1. #081a8a
  2. #8a085b
  3. #8a7808
  4. #088a37

Monochromatic

  1. #010413
  2. #040c42
  3. #081a8a
  4. #0c28d2
  5. #3852f3

Shades

#081a8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #081a8a
  2. #07177c
  3. #06156e
  4. #061261
  5. #051053
  6. #040d45
  7. #030a37
  8. #020829
  9. #02051c
  10. #01030e
  11. #000000

Tints

#081a8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #081a8a
  2. #213196
  3. #3948a1
  4. #525fad
  5. #6b76b9
  6. #848dc5
  7. #9ca3d0
  8. #b5badc
  9. #ced1e8
  10. #e6e8f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#081a8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #081a8a
  2. #142489
  3. #202e88
  4. #2c3987
  5. #384386
  6. #444d85
  7. #505784
  8. #5c6183
  9. #686c82
  10. #747681
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2d2d2d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #232760 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00338d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002688 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003d52 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002b8c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002289 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00326d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-081a8a {
  color: #081a8a;
}
Background
.bg-081a8a {
  background-color: #081a8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-081a8a {
  border: 2px solid #081a8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #081a8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 26 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 89% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-081a8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #081a8a, #37088a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-081a8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 26 138 / 0.35);
}

#000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 2.22 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 2.62 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 4.07 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.26 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 4.31 #000080 Navy ΔE 4.77 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.02 #f7e575 Inverted #2d2d2d Grayscale 

Phthalo Blue
#081a8a  rgb(8, 26, 138)  hsl(232, 89%, 29%)  Phthalo Blue
#8a7808  rgb(138, 120, 8)  hsl(52, 89%, 29%)  Olive
#8a081a  rgb(138, 8, 26)  hsl(352, 89%, 29%)  Carmine
#1a8a08  rgb(26, 138, 8)  hsl(112, 89%, 29%)  India Green