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#081C8A

#081c8a ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#081c8a is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 10.98% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.2% cyan, 79.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 230.77°, 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 13.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 2.25.

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Relative luminance0.0272

Complementary

  1. #081c8a
  2. #8a7608

Split complementary

  1. #081c8a
  2. #8a3508
  3. #5d8a08

Analogous

  1. #085d8a
  2. #081c8a
  3. #35088a

Triadic

  1. #081c8a
  2. #8a081c
  3. #1c8a08

Tetradic

  1. #081c8a
  2. #76088a
  3. #8a7608
  4. #1c8a08

Square

  1. #081c8a
  2. #8a085d
  3. #8a7608
  4. #088a35

Monochromatic

  1. #010413
  2. #040d42
  3. #081c8a
  4. #0c2bd2
  5. #3854f3

Shades

#081c8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #081c8a
  2. #07197c
  3. #06166e
  4. #061461
  5. #051153
  6. #040e45
  7. #030b37
  8. #020829
  9. #02061c
  10. #01030e
  11. #000000

Tints

#081c8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #081c8a
  2. #213396
  3. #3949a1
  4. #5260ad
  5. #6b77b9
  6. #848ec5
  7. #9ca4d0
  8. #b5bbdc
  9. #ced2e8
  10. #e6e8f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#081c8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #081c8a
  2. #142689
  3. #203088
  4. #2c3a87
  5. #384486
  6. #444e85
  7. #505884
  8. #5c6283
  9. #686c82
  10. #747681
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2e2e2e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #242860 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00348d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002788 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003e52 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002c8c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002389 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00336d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-081c8a {
  color: #081c8a;
}
Background
.bg-081c8a {
  background-color: #081c8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-081c8a {
  border: 2px solid #081c8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #081c8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 28 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 89% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-081c8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #081c8a, #35088a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-081c8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 28 138 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 2.25 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 2.70 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 4.08 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.42 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 4.80 #000080 Navy ΔE 5.24 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.27 #f7e375 Inverted #2e2e2e Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#081c8a  rgb(8, 28, 138)  hsl(231, 89%, 29%)  Imperial Blue
#8a7608  rgb(138, 118, 8)  hsl(51, 89%, 29%)  Olive
#8a081c  rgb(138, 8, 28)  hsl(351, 89%, 29%)  Carmine
#1c8a08  rgb(28, 138, 8)  hsl(111, 89%, 29%)  India Green