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#082A8A

#082a8a ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#082a8a is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 16.47% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.2% cyan, 69.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 224.31°, 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 12.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 2.86.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0354

Complementary

  1. #082a8a
  2. #8a6808

Split complementary

  1. #082a8a
  2. #8a2708
  3. #6b8a08

Analogous

  1. #086b8a
  2. #082a8a
  3. #27088a

Triadic

  1. #082a8a
  2. #8a082a
  3. #2a8a08

Tetradic

  1. #082a8a
  2. #68088a
  3. #8a6808
  4. #2a8a08

Square

  1. #082a8a
  2. #8a086b
  3. #8a6808
  4. #088a27

Monochromatic

  1. #010613
  2. #041442
  3. #082a8a
  4. #0c40d2
  5. #3869f3

Shades

#082a8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #082a8a
  2. #07267c
  3. #06226e
  4. #061d61
  5. #051953
  6. #041545
  7. #031137
  8. #020d29
  9. #02081c
  10. #01040e
  11. #000000

Tints

#082a8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #082a8a
  2. #213f96
  3. #3955a1
  4. #526aad
  5. #6b7fb9
  6. #8495c5
  7. #9caad0
  8. #b5bfdc
  9. #ced4e8
  10. #e6eaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#082a8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #082a8a
  2. #143389
  3. #203b88
  4. #2c4487
  5. #384c86
  6. #445585
  7. #505e84
  8. #5c6683
  9. #686f82
  10. #747781
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #353535 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #293162 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003b8d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002f88 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004556 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00358c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002d89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003c6f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-082a8a {
  color: #082a8a;
}
Background
.bg-082a8a {
  background-color: #082a8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-082a8a {
  border: 2px solid #082a8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #082a8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 42 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 89% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-082a8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #082a8a, #27088a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-082a8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 42 138 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 2.86 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.19 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.60 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 6.00 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.72 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.99 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.81 #f7d575 Inverted #353535 Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#082a8a  rgb(8, 42, 138)  hsl(224, 89%, 29%)  Imperial Blue
#8a6808  rgb(138, 104, 8)  hsl(44, 89%, 29%)  Golden Brown
#8a082a  rgb(138, 8, 42)  hsl(344, 89%, 29%)  Burgundy
#2a8a08  rgb(42, 138, 8)  hsl(104, 89%, 29%)  India Green