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#08259F

#08259f ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#08259f is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 14.51% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.97% cyan, 76.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.65% black. Its hue angle is 228.48°, with 90.42% saturation and 32.75% 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 11.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 1.54.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0388

Complementary

  1. #08259f
  2. #9f8208

Split complementary

  1. #08259f
  2. #9f3708
  3. #719f08

Analogous

  1. #08719f
  2. #08259f
  3. #37089f

Triadic

  1. #08259f
  2. #9f0825
  3. #259f08

Tetradic

  1. #08259f
  2. #82089f
  3. #9f8208
  4. #259f08

Square

  1. #08259f
  2. #9f0871
  3. #9f8208
  4. #089f37

Monochromatic

  1. #010513
  2. #041456
  3. #08259f
  4. #0c36e8
  5. #4a6bf6

Shades

#08259f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08259f
  2. #07218f
  3. #061e7f
  4. #061a6f
  5. #05165f
  6. #041350
  7. #030f40
  8. #020b30
  9. #020720
  10. #010410
  11. #000000

Tints

#08259f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08259f
  2. #213ba9
  3. #3951b2
  4. #5266bc
  5. #6b7cc5
  6. #8492cf
  7. #9ca8d9
  8. #b5bee2
  9. #ced3ec
  10. #e6e9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08259f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08259f
  2. #142e9c
  3. #203799
  4. #2c4096
  5. #384993
  6. #445390
  7. #505c8c
  8. #5c6589
  9. #686e86
  10. #747783
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #373737 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2b3170 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003fa3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00309d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004a60 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0036a1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002c9e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003e7e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08259f {
  color: #08259f;
}
Background
.bg-08259f {
  background-color: #08259f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-08259f {
  border: 2px solid #08259f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08259f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 37 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 90% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08259f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08259f, #37089f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08259f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 37 159 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 1.54 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.65 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.12 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.54 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.52 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.35 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.12 #f7da60 Inverted #373737 Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#08259f  rgb(8, 37, 159)  hsl(228, 90%, 33%)  Imperial Blue
#9f8208  rgb(159, 130, 8)  hsl(48, 90%, 33%)  Dark Goldenrod
#9f0825  rgb(159, 8, 37)  hsl(348, 90%, 33%)  Carmine
#259f08  rgb(37, 159, 8)  hsl(108, 90%, 33%)  Islamic Green