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#08239E

#08239e ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#08239e 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 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.94% cyan, 77.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 229.2°, 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 12.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 1.41.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0372

Complementary

  1. #08239e
  2. #9e8308

Split complementary

  1. #08239e
  2. #9e3808
  3. #6e9e08

Analogous

  1. #086e9e
  2. #08239e
  3. #38089e

Triadic

  1. #08239e
  2. #9e0823
  3. #239e08

Tetradic

  1. #08239e
  2. #83089e
  3. #9e8308
  4. #239e08

Square

  1. #08239e
  2. #9e086e
  3. #9e8308
  4. #089e38

Monochromatic

  1. #010413
  2. #041355
  3. #08239e
  4. #0c33e7
  5. #4968f6

Shades

#08239e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08239e
  2. #07208e
  3. #061c7e
  4. #06196f
  5. #05155f
  6. #04124f
  7. #030e3f
  8. #020b2f
  9. #020720
  10. #010410
  11. #000000

Tints

#08239e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08239e
  2. #2139a8
  3. #394fb1
  4. #5265bb
  5. #6b7bc5
  6. #8491cf
  7. #9ca7d8
  8. #b5bde2
  9. #ced3ec
  10. #e6e9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08239e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08239e
  2. #142c9b
  3. #203698
  4. #2c3f95
  5. #384892
  6. #44528f
  7. #505b8c
  8. #5c6489
  9. #686d86
  10. #747783
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #363636 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2a306f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003ea2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002f9c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00495f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0035a0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002a9d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003d7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08239e {
  color: #08239e;
}
Background
.bg-08239e {
  background-color: #08239e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-08239e {
  border: 2px solid #08239e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08239e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 35 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 90% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08239e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08239e, #38089e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08239e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 35 158 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 1.41 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.25 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.63 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.00 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.04 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.69 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.80 #f7dc61 Inverted #363636 Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#08239e  rgb(8, 35, 158)  hsl(229, 90%, 33%)  Imperial Blue
#9e8308  rgb(158, 131, 8)  hsl(49, 90%, 33%)  Dark Goldenrod
#9e0823  rgb(158, 8, 35)  hsl(349, 90%, 33%)  Carmine
#239e08  rgb(35, 158, 8)  hsl(109, 90%, 33%)  Islamic Green