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#08239D

#08239d ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#08239d 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 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.9% cyan, 77.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.43% black. Its hue angle is 229.13°, with 90.3% saturation and 32.35% 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 12.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 1.27.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0369

Complementary

  1. #08239d
  2. #9d8208

Split complementary

  1. #08239d
  2. #9d3808
  3. #6d9d08

Analogous

  1. #086d9d
  2. #08239d
  3. #38089d

Triadic

  1. #08239d
  2. #9d0823
  3. #239d08

Tetradic

  1. #08239d
  2. #82089d
  3. #9d8208
  4. #239d08

Square

  1. #08239d
  2. #9d086d
  3. #9d8208
  4. #089d38

Monochromatic

  1. #010413
  2. #041354
  3. #08239d
  4. #0c33e6
  5. #4868f6

Shades

#08239d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08239d
  2. #07208d
  3. #061c7e
  4. #06196e
  5. #05155e
  6. #04124f
  7. #030e3f
  8. #020b2f
  9. #02071f
  10. #010410
  11. #000000

Tints

#08239d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08239d
  2. #2139a7
  3. #394fb1
  4. #5265ba
  5. #6b7bc4
  6. #8491ce
  7. #9ca7d8
  8. #b5bde2
  9. #ced3eb
  10. #e6e9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08239d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08239d
  2. #142c9a
  3. #203697
  4. #2c3f94
  5. #384891
  6. #44528f
  7. #505b8c
  8. #5c6489
  9. #686d86
  10. #747783
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #363636 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2a2f6e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003da0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002f9b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00485f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00349f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002a9c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003c7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08239d {
  color: #08239d;
}
Background
.bg-08239d {
  background-color: #08239d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-08239d {
  border: 2px solid #08239d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08239d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 35 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 90% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08239d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08239d, #38089d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08239d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 35 157 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 1.27 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.32 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.65 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.97 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 4.97 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.65 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.88 #f7dc62 Inverted #363636 Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#08239d  rgb(8, 35, 157)  hsl(229, 90%, 32%)  Imperial Blue
#9d8208  rgb(157, 130, 8)  hsl(49, 90%, 32%)  Dark Goldenrod
#9d0823  rgb(157, 8, 35)  hsl(349, 90%, 32%)  Carmine
#239d08  rgb(35, 157, 8)  hsl(109, 90%, 32%)  Islamic Green