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#08458A

#08458a ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#08458a is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 27.06% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.2% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 211.85°, with 89.04% saturation and 28.63% 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 9.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 2.7.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0614

Complementary

  1. #08458a
  2. #8a4d08

Split complementary

  1. #08458a
  2. #8a0c08
  3. #868a08

Analogous

  1. #08868a
  2. #08458a
  3. #0c088a

Triadic

  1. #08458a
  2. #8a0845
  3. #458a08

Tetradic

  1. #08458a
  2. #4d088a
  3. #8a4d08
  4. #458a08

Square

  1. #08458a
  2. #8a0886
  3. #8a4d08
  4. #088a0c

Monochromatic

  1. #010a13
  2. #042142
  3. #08458a
  4. #0c69d2
  5. #3890f3

Shades

#08458a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08458a
  2. #073e7c
  3. #06376e
  4. #063061
  5. #052953
  6. #042345
  7. #031c37
  8. #021529
  9. #020e1c
  10. #01070e
  11. #000000

Tints

#08458a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08458a
  2. #215896
  3. #396aa1
  4. #527dad
  5. #6b8fb9
  6. #84a2c5
  7. #9cb5d0
  8. #b5c7dc
  9. #cedae8
  10. #e6ecf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08458a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08458a
  2. #144b89
  3. #205188
  4. #2c5787
  5. #385d86
  6. #446385
  7. #506884
  8. #5c6e83
  9. #687482
  10. #747a81
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #374668 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1b4c8d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004189 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005661 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #15498c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004389 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005073 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08458a {
  color: #08458a;
}
Background
.bg-08458a {
  background-color: #08458a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-08458a {
  border: 2px solid #08458a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08458a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 69 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 212 89% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08458a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08458a, #0c088a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08458a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 69 138 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 2.70 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.58 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.13 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.38 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.48 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 8.77 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 9.41 #f7ba75 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#08458a  rgb(8, 69, 138)  hsl(212, 89%, 29%)  Yale Blue
#8a4d08  rgb(138, 77, 8)  hsl(32, 89%, 29%)  Saddle Brown
#8a0845  rgb(138, 8, 69)  hsl(332, 89%, 29%)  Pansy Purple
#458a08  rgb(69, 138, 8)  hsl(92, 89%, 29%)  Avocado