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#08528F

#08528f ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#08528f is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 32.16% green and 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.41% cyan, 42.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 207.11°, with 89.4% saturation and 29.61% 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 8.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 2.44.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.0807

Complementary

  1. #08528f
  2. #8f4508

Split complementary

  1. #08528f
  2. #8f080f
  3. #8f8908

Analogous

  1. #088f89
  2. #08528f
  3. #080f8f

Triadic

  1. #08528f
  2. #8f0852
  3. #528f08

Tetradic

  1. #08528f
  2. #45088f
  3. #8f4508
  4. #528f08

Square

  1. #08528f
  2. #89088f
  3. #8f4508
  4. #0f8f08

Monochromatic

  1. #010b13
  2. #042847
  3. #08528f
  4. #0c7cd7
  5. #3ca1f4

Shades

#08528f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08528f
  2. #074a81
  3. #064272
  4. #063964
  5. #053156
  6. #042948
  7. #032139
  8. #02192b
  9. #02101d
  10. #01080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#08528f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08528f
  2. #21639a
  3. #3975a5
  4. #5286b1
  5. #6b97bc
  6. #84a9c7
  7. #9cbad2
  8. #b5cbdd
  9. #cedce9
  10. #e6eef4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08528f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08528f
  2. #14578e
  3. #205b8c
  4. #2c608b
  5. #386489
  6. #446988
  7. #506e86
  8. #5c7285
  9. #687783
  10. #747b82
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f516f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #335691 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1b4b8e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006169 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #275590 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #154e8e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005b7a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08528f {
  color: #08528f;
}
Background
.bg-08528f {
  background-color: #08528f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-08528f {
  border: 2px solid #08528f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08528f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 82 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 89% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08528f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08528f, #080f8f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08528f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 82 143 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 2.44 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.17 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.20 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.38 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.03 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.62 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.12 #f7ad70 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#08528f  rgb(8, 82, 143)  hsl(207, 89%, 30%)  Yale Blue
#8f4508  rgb(143, 69, 8)  hsl(27, 89%, 30%)  Saddle Brown
#8f0852  rgb(143, 8, 82)  hsl(327, 89%, 30%)  Pansy Purple
#528f08  rgb(82, 143, 8)  hsl(87, 89%, 30%)  Olive Drab