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#082B8F

#082b8f ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#082b8f is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 16.86% green and 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.41% cyan, 69.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 224.44°, with 89.4% saturation and 29.61% 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 11.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 2.6.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0376

Complementary

  1. #082b8f
  2. #8f6c08

Split complementary

  1. #082b8f
  2. #8f2808
  3. #6f8f08

Analogous

  1. #086f8f
  2. #082b8f
  3. #28088f

Triadic

  1. #082b8f
  2. #8f082b
  3. #2b8f08

Tetradic

  1. #082b8f
  2. #6c088f
  3. #8f6c08
  4. #2b8f08

Square

  1. #082b8f
  2. #8f086f
  3. #8f6c08
  4. #088f28

Monochromatic

  1. #010613
  2. #041547
  3. #082b8f
  4. #0c41d7
  5. #3c6cf4

Shades

#082b8f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #082b8f
  2. #072781
  3. #062272
  4. #061e64
  5. #051a56
  6. #041648
  7. #031139
  8. #020d2b
  9. #02091d
  10. #01040e
  11. #000000

Tints

#082b8f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #082b8f
  2. #21409a
  3. #3955a5
  4. #526bb1
  5. #6b80bc
  6. #8495c7
  7. #9caad2
  8. #b5bfdd
  9. #ced5e9
  10. #e6eaf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#082b8f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #082b8f
  2. #14348e
  3. #203c8c
  4. #2c458b
  5. #384d89
  6. #445688
  7. #505e86
  8. #5c6785
  9. #686f83
  10. #747882
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #373737 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2a3266 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003d92 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00308d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004759 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003791 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002e8e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003d73 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-082b8f {
  color: #082b8f;
}
Background
.bg-082b8f {
  background-color: #082b8f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-082b8f {
  border: 2px solid #082b8f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #082b8f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 43 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 89% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-082b8f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #082b8f, #28088f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-082b8f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 43 143 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 2.60 #003399 Smalt ΔE 2.66 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.88 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 6.54 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.64 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.85 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.08 #f7d470 Inverted #373737 Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#082b8f  rgb(8, 43, 143)  hsl(224, 89%, 30%)  Imperial Blue
#8f6c08  rgb(143, 108, 8)  hsl(44, 89%, 30%)  Golden Brown
#8f082b  rgb(143, 8, 43)  hsl(344, 89%, 30%)  Burgundy
#2b8f08  rgb(43, 143, 8)  hsl(104, 89%, 30%)  Islamic Green