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#08507A

#08507a ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#08507a is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 31.37% green and 47.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 93.44% cyan, 34.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.16% black. Its hue angle is 202.11°, with 87.69% saturation and 25.49% 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 8.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 5.19.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006666
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Relative luminance0.0719

Complementary

  1. #08507a
  2. #7a3208

Split complementary

  1. #08507a
  2. #7a0817
  3. #7a6b08

Analogous

  1. #087a6b
  2. #08507a
  3. #08177a

Triadic

  1. #08507a
  2. #7a0850
  3. #507a08

Tetradic

  1. #08507a
  2. #32087a
  3. #7a3208
  4. #507a08

Square

  1. #08507a
  2. #6b087a
  3. #7a3208
  4. #177a08

Monochromatic

  1. #010d13
  2. #032132
  3. #08507a
  4. #0d7fc2
  5. #2aa8f1

Shades

#08507a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08507a
  2. #07486e
  3. #064062
  4. #063855
  5. #053049
  6. #04283d
  7. #032031
  8. #021825
  9. #021018
  10. #01080c
  11. #000000

Tints

#08507a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08507a
  2. #216287
  3. #397395
  4. #5285a2
  5. #6b96af
  6. #84a8bd
  7. #9cb9ca
  8. #b5cbd7
  9. #cedce4
  10. #e6eef2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08507a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08507a
  2. #14557b
  3. #205a7b
  4. #2c5e7c
  5. #38637c
  6. #44687d
  7. #506d7e
  8. #5c727e
  9. #68767f
  10. #747b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b4e62 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3c517c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2c4779 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005a5f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2f517b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #224b7a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00566b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08507a {
  color: #08507a;
}
Background
.bg-08507a {
  background-color: #08507a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-08507a {
  border: 2px solid #08507a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08507a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 80 122;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 88% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08507a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08507a, #08177a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08507a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 80 122 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.19 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.19 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.38 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 8.60 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.81 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 8.90 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.69 #f7af85 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#08507a  rgb(8, 80, 122)  hsl(202, 88%, 25%)  Yale Blue
#7a3208  rgb(122, 50, 8)  hsl(22, 88%, 25%)  Russet
#7a0850  rgb(122, 8, 80)  hsl(322, 88%, 25%)  Pansy Purple
#507a08  rgb(80, 122, 8)  hsl(82, 88%, 25%)  Avocado