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#0823AA

#0823aa ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0823aa 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 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.29% cyan, 79.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 230°, with 91.01% saturation and 34.9% 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 11.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 2.88.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0416

Complementary

  1. #0823aa
  2. #aa8f08

Split complementary

  1. #0823aa
  2. #aa3e08
  3. #74aa08

Analogous

  1. #0874aa
  2. #0823aa
  3. #3e08aa

Triadic

  1. #0823aa
  2. #aa0823
  3. #23aa08

Tetradic

  1. #0823aa
  2. #8f08aa
  3. #aa8f08
  4. #23aa08

Square

  1. #0823aa
  2. #aa0874
  3. #aa8f08
  4. #08aa3e

Monochromatic

  1. #010518
  2. #051461
  3. #0823aa
  4. #0b32f3
  5. #546ff7

Shades

#0823aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0823aa
  2. #072099
  3. #061c88
  4. #061977
  5. #051566
  6. #041255
  7. #030e44
  8. #020b33
  9. #020722
  10. #010411
  11. #000000

Tints

#0823aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0823aa
  2. #2139b3
  3. #394fbb
  4. #5265c4
  5. #6b7bcc
  6. #8491d5
  7. #9ca7dd
  8. #b5bde6
  9. #ced3ee
  10. #e6e9f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0823aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0823aa
  2. #142ca6
  3. #2036a2
  4. #2c3f9d
  5. #384899
  6. #445295
  7. #505b91
  8. #5c648d
  9. #686d88
  10. #747784
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #393939 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2d3277 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0041ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0031a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004d66 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0037ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002ca9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004087 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0823aa {
  color: #0823aa;
}
Background
.bg-0823aa {
  background-color: #0823aa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0823aa {
  border: 2px solid #0823aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0823aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 35 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 91% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0823aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0823aa, #3e08aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0823aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 35 170 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.88 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.05 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.58 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.58 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.60 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.97 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.07 #f7dc55 Inverted #393939 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#0823aa  rgb(8, 35, 170)  hsl(230, 91%, 35%)  Zaffre
#aa8f08  rgb(170, 143, 8)  hsl(50, 91%, 35%)  Dark Goldenrod
#aa0823  rgb(170, 8, 35)  hsl(350, 91%, 35%)  Brown
#23aa08  rgb(35, 170, 8)  hsl(110, 91%, 35%)  Kelly Green