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#08209E

#08209e ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#08209e is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 12.55% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.94% cyan, 79.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 230.4°, with 90.36% saturation and 32.55% 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 12.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 1.7.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0355

Complementary

  1. #08209e
  2. #9e8608

Split complementary

  1. #08209e
  2. #9e3b08
  3. #6b9e08

Analogous

  1. #086b9e
  2. #08209e
  3. #3b089e

Triadic

  1. #08209e
  2. #9e0820
  3. #209e08

Tetradic

  1. #08209e
  2. #86089e
  3. #9e8608
  4. #209e08

Square

  1. #08209e
  2. #9e086b
  3. #9e8608
  4. #089e3b

Monochromatic

  1. #010413
  2. #041155
  3. #08209e
  4. #0c2fe7
  5. #4965f6

Shades

#08209e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08209e
  2. #071d8e
  3. #061a7e
  4. #06166f
  5. #05135f
  6. #04104f
  7. #030d3f
  8. #020a2f
  9. #020620
  10. #010310
  11. #000000

Tints

#08209e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08209e
  2. #2136a8
  3. #394db1
  4. #5263bb
  5. #6b79c5
  6. #8490cf
  7. #9ca6d8
  8. #b5bce2
  9. #ced2ec
  10. #e6e9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08209e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08209e
  2. #142a9b
  3. #203398
  4. #2c3d95
  5. #384692
  6. #44508f
  7. #505a8c
  8. #5c6389
  9. #686d86
  10. #747683
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #353535 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #292e6f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003ca2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002d9c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00475f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0033a0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00299d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003b7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08209e {
  color: #08209e;
}
Background
.bg-08209e {
  background-color: #08209e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-08209e {
  border: 2px solid #08209e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08209e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 32 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 90% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08209e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08209e, #3b089e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08209e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 32 158 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 1.70 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.60 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 4.48 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.33 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.71 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.03 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.61 #f7df61 Inverted #353535 Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#08209e  rgb(8, 32, 158)  hsl(230, 90%, 33%)  Imperial Blue
#9e8608  rgb(158, 134, 8)  hsl(50, 90%, 33%)  Dark Goldenrod
#9e0820  rgb(158, 8, 32)  hsl(350, 90%, 33%)  Carmine
#209e08  rgb(32, 158, 8)  hsl(110, 90%, 33%)  Islamic Green