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#084E8E

#084e8e ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#084e8e is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 30.59% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.37% cyan, 45.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 208.66°, 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 8.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 1.14.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.0745

Complementary

  1. #084e8e
  2. #8e4808

Split complementary

  1. #084e8e
  2. #8e080b
  3. #8e8b08

Analogous

  1. #088e8b
  2. #084e8e
  3. #080b8e

Triadic

  1. #084e8e
  2. #8e084e
  3. #4e8e08

Tetradic

  1. #084e8e
  2. #48088e
  3. #8e4808
  4. #4e8e08

Square

  1. #084e8e
  2. #8b088e
  3. #8e4808
  4. #0b8e08

Monochromatic

  1. #010b13
  2. #042646
  3. #084e8e
  4. #0c76d6
  5. #3b9cf4

Shades

#084e8e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #084e8e
  2. #074680
  3. #063e72
  4. #063763
  5. #052f55
  6. #042747
  7. #031f39
  8. #02172b
  9. #02101c
  10. #01080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#084e8e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #084e8e
  2. #216099
  3. #3971a5
  4. #5283b0
  5. #6b95bb
  6. #84a7c7
  7. #9cb8d2
  8. #b5cadd
  9. #cedce8
  10. #e6edf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#084e8e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #084e8e
  2. #14538d
  3. #20588b
  4. #2c5d8a
  5. #386288
  6. #446787
  7. #506c86
  8. #5c7184
  9. #687683
  10. #747b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c4d6d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2c5390 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0f488d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005d67 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #22518f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0d4a8d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005878 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-084e8e {
  color: #084e8e;
}
Background
.bg-084e8e {
  background-color: #084e8e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-084e8e {
  border: 2px solid #084e8e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #084e8e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 78 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 89% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-084e8e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #084e8e, #080b8e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-084e8e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 78 142 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 1.14 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.42 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.09 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.42 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.85 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 9.09 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 10.20 #f7b171 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#084e8e  rgb(8, 78, 142)  hsl(209, 89%, 29%)  Yale Blue
#8e4808  rgb(142, 72, 8)  hsl(29, 89%, 29%)  Saddle Brown
#8e084e  rgb(142, 8, 78)  hsl(329, 89%, 29%)  Pansy Purple
#4e8e08  rgb(78, 142, 8)  hsl(89, 89%, 29%)  Avocado