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#08359C

#08359c ≈ Smalt

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#08359c is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 20.78% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.87% cyan, 66.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 221.76°, 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 10.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), ΔE 0.72.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.05

Complementary

  1. #08359c
  2. #9c6f08

Split complementary

  1. #08359c
  2. #9c2508
  3. #7f9c08

Analogous

  1. #087f9c
  2. #08359c
  3. #25089c

Triadic

  1. #08359c
  2. #9c0835
  3. #359c08

Tetradic

  1. #08359c
  2. #6f089c
  3. #9c6f08
  4. #359c08

Square

  1. #08359c
  2. #9c087f
  3. #9c6f08
  4. #089c25

Monochromatic

  1. #010713
  2. #041c53
  3. #08359c
  4. #0c4ee5
  5. #477cf6

Shades

#08359c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08359c
  2. #07308c
  3. #062a7d
  4. #06256d
  5. #05205e
  6. #041b4e
  7. #03153e
  8. #02102f
  9. #020b1f
  10. #010510
  11. #000000

Tints

#08359c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08359c
  2. #2149a6
  3. #395db0
  4. #5272ba
  5. #6b86c4
  6. #849ace
  7. #9caed7
  8. #b5c2e1
  9. #ced7eb
  10. #e6ebf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08359c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08359c
  2. #143d99
  3. #204496
  4. #2c4c94
  5. #385391
  6. #445b8e
  7. #50628b
  8. #5c6a88
  9. #687186
  10. #747983
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #313b70 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00469f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00399a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005163 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00409e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00379b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00477e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08359c {
  color: #08359c;
}
Background
.bg-08359c {
  background-color: #08359c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-08359c {
  border: 2px solid #08359c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08359c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 53 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 90% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08359c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08359c, #25089c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08359c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 53 156 / 0.35);
}

#003399 Smalt ΔE 0.72 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 1.77 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.75 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.19 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.98 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.95 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.41 #f7ca63 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Smalt
#08359c  rgb(8, 53, 156)  hsl(222, 90%, 32%)  Smalt
#9c6f08  rgb(156, 111, 8)  hsl(42, 90%, 32%)  Golden Brown
#9c0835  rgb(156, 8, 53)  hsl(342, 90%, 32%)  Vivid Burgundy
#359c08  rgb(53, 156, 8)  hsl(102, 90%, 32%)  Islamic Green