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#084591

#084591 ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#084591 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 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.48% cyan, 52.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.14% black. Its hue angle is 213.28°, with 89.54% saturation and 30% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 2.8.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0635

Complementary

  1. #084591
  2. #915408

Split complementary

  1. #084591
  2. #910f08
  3. #8a9108

Analogous

  1. #088a91
  2. #084591
  3. #0f0891

Triadic

  1. #084591
  2. #910845
  3. #459108

Tetradic

  1. #084591
  2. #540891
  3. #915408
  4. #459108

Square

  1. #084591
  2. #91088a
  3. #915408
  4. #08910f

Monochromatic

  1. #010913
  2. #042348
  3. #084591
  4. #0c68d9
  5. #3e8ff4

Shades

#084591 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #084591
  2. #073e83
  3. #063774
  4. #063066
  5. #052957
  6. #042349
  7. #031c3a
  8. #02152c
  9. #020e1d
  10. #01070f
  11. #000000

Tints

#084591 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #084591
  2. #21589c
  3. #396aa7
  4. #527db2
  5. #6b8fbd
  6. #84a2c8
  7. #9cb5d3
  8. #b5c7de
  9. #cedae9
  10. #e6ecf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#084591 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #084591
  2. #144b8f
  3. #20518e
  4. #2c578c
  5. #385d8a
  6. #446389
  7. #506887
  8. #5c6e85
  9. #687483
  10. #747a82
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #38466c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #104d94 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004290 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005864 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0d4a93 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004390 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005179 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-084591 {
  color: #084591;
}
Background
.bg-084591 {
  background-color: #084591;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-084591 {
  border: 2px solid #084591;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #084591;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 69 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 90% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-084591 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #084591, #0f0891);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-084591 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 69 145 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 2.80 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.59 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.40 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.76 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.69 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.75 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 9.43 #f7ba6e Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#084591  rgb(8, 69, 145)  hsl(213, 90%, 30%)  Yale Blue
#915408  rgb(145, 84, 8)  hsl(33, 90%, 30%)  Golden Brown
#910845  rgb(145, 8, 69)  hsl(333, 90%, 30%)  Claret
#459108  rgb(69, 145, 8)  hsl(93, 90%, 30%)  Islamic Green