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#08428C

#08428c ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#08428c is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 25.88% green and 54.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.29% cyan, 52.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.1% black. Its hue angle is 213.64°, with 89.19% saturation and 29.02% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 3.76.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0584

Complementary

  1. #08428c
  2. #8c5208

Split complementary

  1. #08428c
  2. #8c1008
  3. #848c08

Analogous

  1. #08848c
  2. #08428c
  3. #10088c

Triadic

  1. #08428c
  2. #8c0842
  3. #428c08

Tetradic

  1. #08428c
  2. #52088c
  3. #8c5208
  4. #428c08

Square

  1. #08428c
  2. #8c0884
  3. #8c5208
  4. #088c10

Monochromatic

  1. #010913
  2. #042044
  3. #08428c
  4. #0c64d4
  5. #398bf4

Shades

#08428c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08428c
  2. #073b7e
  3. #063570
  4. #062e62
  5. #052854
  6. #042146
  7. #031a38
  8. #02142a
  9. #020d1c
  10. #01070e
  11. #000000

Tints

#08428c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08428c
  2. #215598
  3. #3968a3
  4. #527baf
  5. #6b8eba
  6. #84a1c6
  7. #9cb3d1
  8. #b5c6dd
  9. #ced9e8
  10. #e6ecf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08428c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08428c
  2. #14488b
  3. #204e8a
  4. #2c5588
  5. #385b87
  6. #446186
  7. #506785
  8. #5c6d84
  9. #687482
  10. #747a81
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #354369 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0d4a8f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003f8b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005460 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0b478e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00408b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004e74 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08428c {
  color: #08428c;
}
Background
.bg-08428c {
  background-color: #08428c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-08428c {
  border: 2px solid #08428c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08428c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 66 140;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 89% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08428c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08428c, #10088c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08428c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 66 140 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 3.76 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.30 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.16 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.35 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.40 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 8.59 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.80 #f7bd73 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#08428c  rgb(8, 66, 140)  hsl(214, 89%, 29%)  Yale Blue
#8c5208  rgb(140, 82, 8)  hsl(34, 89%, 29%)  Saddle Brown
#8c0842  rgb(140, 8, 66)  hsl(334, 89%, 29%)  Claret
#428c08  rgb(66, 140, 8)  hsl(94, 89%, 29%)  Islamic Green