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#08527C

#08527c ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#08527c is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 32.16% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 93.55% cyan, 33.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 201.72°, with 87.88% saturation and 25.88% 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 8.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 5.5.

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Web safe#006666
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Relative luminance0.0754

Complementary

  1. #08527c
  2. #7c3208

Split complementary

  1. #08527c
  2. #7c0818
  3. #7c6c08

Analogous

  1. #087c6c
  2. #08527c
  3. #08187c

Triadic

  1. #08527c
  2. #7c0852
  3. #527c08

Tetradic

  1. #08527c
  2. #32087c
  3. #7c3208
  4. #527c08

Square

  1. #08527c
  2. #6c087c
  3. #7c3208
  4. #187c08

Monochromatic

  1. #010d13
  2. #032234
  3. #08527c
  4. #0d82c4
  5. #2caaf1

Shades

#08527c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08527c
  2. #074a70
  3. #064263
  4. #063957
  5. #05314a
  6. #04293e
  7. #032132
  8. #021925
  9. #021019
  10. #01080c
  11. #000000

Tints

#08527c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08527c
  2. #216389
  3. #397596
  4. #5286a3
  5. #6b97b0
  6. #84a9be
  7. #9cbacb
  8. #b5cbd8
  9. #cedce5
  10. #e6eef2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08527c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08527c
  2. #14577c
  3. #205b7d
  4. #2c607d
  5. #38647e
  6. #44697e
  7. #506e7e
  8. #5c727f
  9. #68777f
  10. #747b80
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d4f63 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e537e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2e497b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005c61 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #30537d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #244d7c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00586d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08527c {
  color: #08527c;
}
Background
.bg-08527c {
  background-color: #08527c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-08527c {
  border: 2px solid #08527c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08527c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 82 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 88% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08527c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08527c, #08187c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08527c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 82 124 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.50 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.76 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 8.01 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 8.19 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.66 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.79 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.36 #f7ad83 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#08527c  rgb(8, 82, 124)  hsl(202, 88%, 26%)  Yale Blue
#7c3208  rgb(124, 50, 8)  hsl(22, 88%, 26%)  Kobe
#7c0852  rgb(124, 8, 82)  hsl(322, 88%, 26%)  Pansy Purple
#527c08  rgb(82, 124, 8)  hsl(82, 88%, 26%)  Avocado