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#08428E

#08428e ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#08428e 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 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.37% cyan, 53.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 214.03°, with 89.33% saturation and 29.41% 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 9.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 3.8.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.059

Complementary

  1. #08428e
  2. #8e5408

Split complementary

  1. #08428e
  2. #8e1108
  3. #858e08

Analogous

  1. #08858e
  2. #08428e
  3. #11088e

Triadic

  1. #08428e
  2. #8e0842
  3. #428e08

Tetradic

  1. #08428e
  2. #54088e
  3. #8e5408
  4. #428e08

Square

  1. #08428e
  2. #8e0885
  3. #8e5408
  4. #088e11

Monochromatic

  1. #010913
  2. #042046
  3. #08428e
  4. #0c64d6
  5. #3b8bf4

Shades

#08428e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08428e
  2. #073b80
  3. #063572
  4. #062e63
  5. #052855
  6. #042147
  7. #031a39
  8. #02142b
  9. #020d1c
  10. #01070e
  11. #000000

Tints

#08428e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08428e
  2. #215599
  3. #3968a5
  4. #527bb0
  5. #6b8ebb
  6. #84a1c7
  7. #9cb3d2
  8. #b5c6dd
  9. #ced9e8
  10. #e6ecf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08428e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08428e
  2. #14488d
  3. #204e8b
  4. #2c558a
  5. #385b88
  6. #446187
  7. #506786
  8. #5c6d84
  9. #687483
  10. #747a81
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #36446a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #084b91 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003f8d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005561 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #084790 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00408d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004e76 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08428e {
  color: #08428e;
}
Background
.bg-08428e {
  background-color: #08428e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-08428e {
  border: 2px solid #08428e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08428e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 66 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 89% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08428e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08428e, #11088e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08428e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 66 142 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 3.80 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.03 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.96 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.10 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.21 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.51 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 8.79 #f7bd71 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#08428e  rgb(8, 66, 142)  hsl(214, 89%, 29%)  Yale Blue
#8e5408  rgb(142, 84, 8)  hsl(34, 89%, 29%)  Golden Brown
#8e0842  rgb(142, 8, 66)  hsl(334, 89%, 29%)  Claret
#428e08  rgb(66, 142, 8)  hsl(94, 89%, 29%)  Islamic Green