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#08236D

#08236d ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#08236d is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 13.73% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.66% cyan, 67.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.25% black. Its hue angle is 223.96°, with 86.32% saturation and 22.94% 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 14.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 4.25.

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Web safe#003366
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Relative luminance0.0236

Complementary

  1. #08236d
  2. #6d5208

Split complementary

  1. #08236d
  2. #6d1f08
  3. #556d08

Analogous

  1. #08556d
  2. #08236d
  3. #1f086d

Triadic

  1. #08236d
  2. #6d0823
  3. #236d08

Tetradic

  1. #08236d
  2. #52086d
  3. #6d5208
  4. #236d08

Square

  1. #08236d
  2. #6d0855
  3. #6d5208
  4. #086d1f

Monochromatic

  1. #010613
  2. #030c26
  3. #08236d
  4. #0d3ab4
  5. #1f57ef

Shades

#08236d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08236d
  2. #072062
  3. #061c57
  4. #06194c
  5. #051541
  6. #041237
  7. #030e2c
  8. #020b21
  9. #020716
  10. #01040b
  11. #000000

Tints

#08236d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08236d
  2. #21397c
  3. #394f8a
  4. #526599
  5. #6b7ba7
  6. #8491b6
  7. #9ca7c5
  8. #b5bdd3
  9. #ced3e2
  10. #e6e9f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08236d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08236d
  2. #142c6f
  3. #203671
  4. #2c3f73
  5. #384875
  6. #445277
  7. #505b78
  8. #5c647a
  9. #686d7c
  10. #74777e
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2a2a2a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #21284e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002f6f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00266c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003744 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002b6e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00256c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003057 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08236d {
  color: #08236d;
}
Background
.bg-08236d {
  background-color: #08236d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-08236d {
  border: 2px solid #08236d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08236d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 35 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 86% 23%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08236d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08236d, #1f086d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08236d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 35 109 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 4.25 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.37 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 7.13 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.35 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.59 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.28 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 8.57 #f7dc92 Inverted #2a2a2a Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#08236d  rgb(8, 35, 109)  hsl(224, 86%, 23%)  Midnight Blue
#6d5208  rgb(109, 82, 8)  hsl(44, 86%, 23%)  Field Drab
#6d0823  rgb(109, 8, 35)  hsl(344, 86%, 23%)  Claret
#236d08  rgb(35, 109, 8)  hsl(104, 86%, 23%)  Pakistan Green