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#08239B

#08239b ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#08239b is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 13.73% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.84% cyan, 77.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 228.98°, with 90.18% saturation and 31.96% 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 12.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 1.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0362

Complementary

  1. #08239b
  2. #9b8008

Split complementary

  1. #08239b
  2. #9b3708
  3. #6c9b08

Analogous

  1. #086c9b
  2. #08239b
  3. #37089b

Triadic

  1. #08239b
  2. #9b0823
  3. #239b08

Tetradic

  1. #08239b
  2. #80089b
  3. #9b8008
  4. #239b08

Square

  1. #08239b
  2. #9b086c
  3. #9b8008
  4. #089b37

Monochromatic

  1. #010413
  2. #041352
  3. #08239b
  4. #0c33e4
  5. #4767f5

Shades

#08239b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08239b
  2. #07208c
  3. #061c7c
  4. #06196d
  5. #05155d
  6. #04124e
  7. #030e3e
  8. #020b2f
  9. #02071f
  10. #010410
  11. #000000

Tints

#08239b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08239b
  2. #2139a5
  3. #394faf
  4. #5265b9
  5. #6b7bc3
  6. #8491cd
  7. #9ca7d7
  8. #b5bde1
  9. #ced3eb
  10. #e6e9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08239b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08239b
  2. #142c98
  3. #203696
  4. #2c3f93
  5. #384890
  6. #44528e
  7. #505b8b
  8. #5c6488
  9. #686d85
  10. #747783
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #353535 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2a2f6d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003d9e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002e99 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00475e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00349d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002a9a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003c7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08239b {
  color: #08239b;
}
Background
.bg-08239b {
  background-color: #08239b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-08239b {
  border: 2px solid #08239b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08239b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 35 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 90% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08239b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08239b, #37089b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08239b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 35 155 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 1.00 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.48 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.72 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 4.85 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.91 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.59 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 6.63 #f7dc64 Inverted #353535 Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#08239b  rgb(8, 35, 155)  hsl(229, 90%, 32%)  Imperial Blue
#9b8008  rgb(155, 128, 8)  hsl(49, 90%, 32%)  Dark Goldenrod
#9b0823  rgb(155, 8, 35)  hsl(349, 90%, 32%)  Carmine
#239b08  rgb(35, 155, 8)  hsl(109, 90%, 32%)  Islamic Green