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#08288A

#08288a ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#08288a is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 15.69% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.2% cyan, 71.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 225.23°, with 89.04% saturation and 28.63% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 2.36.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.034

Complementary

  1. #08288a
  2. #8a6a08

Split complementary

  1. #08288a
  2. #8a2908
  3. #698a08

Analogous

  1. #08698a
  2. #08288a
  3. #29088a

Triadic

  1. #08288a
  2. #8a0828
  3. #288a08

Tetradic

  1. #08288a
  2. #6a088a
  3. #8a6a08
  4. #288a08

Square

  1. #08288a
  2. #8a0869
  3. #8a6a08
  4. #088a29

Monochromatic

  1. #010613
  2. #041342
  3. #08288a
  4. #0c3dd2
  5. #3866f3

Shades

#08288a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08288a
  2. #07247c
  3. #06206e
  4. #061c61
  5. #051853
  6. #041445
  7. #031037
  8. #020c29
  9. #02081c
  10. #01040e
  11. #000000

Tints

#08288a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08288a
  2. #213e96
  3. #3953a1
  4. #5269ad
  5. #6b7eb9
  6. #8494c5
  7. #9ca9d0
  8. #b5bfdc
  9. #ced4e8
  10. #e6eaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08288a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08288a
  2. #143189
  3. #203a88
  4. #2c4287
  5. #384b86
  6. #445485
  7. #505d84
  8. #5c6683
  9. #686e82
  10. #747781
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #343434 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #282f62 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003a8d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002e88 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004455 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00348c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002c89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003a6e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08288a {
  color: #08288a;
}
Background
.bg-08288a {
  background-color: #08288a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-08288a {
  border: 2px solid #08288a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08288a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 40 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 89% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08288a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08288a, #29088a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08288a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 40 138 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 2.36 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.67 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.87 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 5.54 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.09 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.50 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.71 #f7d775 Inverted #343434 Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#08288a  rgb(8, 40, 138)  hsl(225, 89%, 29%)  Imperial Blue
#8a6a08  rgb(138, 106, 8)  hsl(45, 89%, 29%)  Golden Brown
#8a0828  rgb(138, 8, 40)  hsl(345, 89%, 29%)  Burgundy
#288a08  rgb(40, 138, 8)  hsl(105, 89%, 29%)  India Green