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#08309C

#08309c ≈ Smalt

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#08309c is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 18.82% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.87% cyan, 69.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 223.78°, with 90.24% saturation and 32.16% 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 10.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), ΔE 1.36.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0457

Complementary

  1. #08309c
  2. #9c7408

Split complementary

  1. #08309c
  2. #9c2a08
  3. #7a9c08

Analogous

  1. #087a9c
  2. #08309c
  3. #2a089c

Triadic

  1. #08309c
  2. #9c0830
  3. #309c08

Tetradic

  1. #08309c
  2. #74089c
  3. #9c7408
  4. #309c08

Square

  1. #08309c
  2. #9c087a
  3. #9c7408
  4. #089c2a

Monochromatic

  1. #010613
  2. #041a53
  3. #08309c
  4. #0c46e5
  5. #4777f6

Shades

#08309c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08309c
  2. #072b8c
  3. #06267d
  4. #06226d
  5. #051d5e
  6. #04184e
  7. #03133e
  8. #020e2f
  9. #020a1f
  10. #010510
  11. #000000

Tints

#08309c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08309c
  2. #2145a6
  3. #3959b0
  4. #526eba
  5. #6b83c4
  6. #8498ce
  7. #9cacd7
  8. #b5c1e1
  9. #ced6eb
  10. #e6eaf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08309c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08309c
  2. #143899
  3. #204096
  4. #2c4894
  5. #385091
  6. #44588e
  7. #50608b
  8. #5c6888
  9. #687086
  10. #747883
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3c3c3c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2f386f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00439f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00369a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004e62 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003c9e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00339b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00447d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08309c {
  color: #08309c;
}
Background
.bg-08309c {
  background-color: #08309c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-08309c {
  border: 2px solid #08309c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08309c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 48 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 90% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08309c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08309c, #2a089c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08309c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 48 156 / 0.35);
}

#003399 Smalt ΔE 1.36 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 1.74 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.63 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.98 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.85 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.48 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.13 #f7cf63 Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Smalt
#08309c  rgb(8, 48, 156)  hsl(224, 90%, 32%)  Smalt
#9c7408  rgb(156, 116, 8)  hsl(44, 90%, 32%)  Golden Brown
#9c0830  rgb(156, 8, 48)  hsl(344, 90%, 32%)  Vivid Burgundy
#309c08  rgb(48, 156, 8)  hsl(104, 90%, 32%)  Islamic Green