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#0824AA

#0824aa ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0824aa is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 14.12% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.29% cyan, 78.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 229.63°, 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 11.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 3.03.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0422

Complementary

  1. #0824aa
  2. #aa8e08

Split complementary

  1. #0824aa
  2. #aa3d08
  3. #75aa08

Analogous

  1. #0875aa
  2. #0824aa
  3. #3d08aa

Triadic

  1. #0824aa
  2. #aa0824
  3. #24aa08

Tetradic

  1. #0824aa
  2. #8e08aa
  3. #aa8e08
  4. #24aa08

Square

  1. #0824aa
  2. #aa0875
  3. #aa8e08
  4. #08aa3d

Monochromatic

  1. #010518
  2. #051561
  3. #0824aa
  4. #0b33f3
  5. #5470f7

Shades

#0824aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0824aa
  2. #072099
  3. #061d88
  4. #061977
  5. #051666
  6. #041255
  7. #030e44
  8. #020b33
  9. #020722
  10. #010411
  11. #000000

Tints

#0824aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0824aa
  2. #213ab3
  3. #3950bb
  4. #5266c4
  5. #6b7ccc
  6. #8492d5
  7. #9ca7dd
  8. #b5bde6
  9. #ced3ee
  10. #e6e9f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0824aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0824aa
  2. #142da6
  3. #2036a2
  4. #2c409d
  5. #384999
  6. #445295
  7. #505b91
  8. #5c648d
  9. #686e88
  10. #747784
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3a3a3a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2d3277 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0042ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0032a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004e67 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0038ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002da9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004187 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0824aa {
  color: #0824aa;
}
Background
.bg-0824aa {
  background-color: #0824aa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0824aa {
  border: 2px solid #0824aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0824aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 36 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 91% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0824aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0824aa, #3d08aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0824aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 36 170 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.03 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.11 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.35 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.39 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.73 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.77 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.23 #f7db55 Inverted #3a3a3a Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#0824aa  rgb(8, 36, 170)  hsl(230, 91%, 35%)  Imperial Blue
#aa8e08  rgb(170, 142, 8)  hsl(50, 91%, 35%)  Dark Goldenrod
#aa0824  rgb(170, 8, 36)  hsl(350, 91%, 35%)  Brown
#24aa08  rgb(36, 170, 8)  hsl(110, 91%, 35%)  Kelly Green