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#08548B

#08548b ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#08548b is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 32.94% green and 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.24% cyan, 39.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 205.19°, with 89.12% saturation and 28.82% 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 7.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 3.67.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.0826

Complementary

  1. #08548b
  2. #8b3f08

Split complementary

  1. #08548b
  2. #8b0812
  3. #8b8008

Analogous

  1. #088b80
  2. #08548b
  3. #08128b

Triadic

  1. #08548b
  2. #8b0854
  3. #548b08

Tetradic

  1. #08548b
  2. #3f088b
  3. #8b3f08
  4. #548b08

Square

  1. #08548b
  2. #80088b
  3. #8b3f08
  4. #128b08

Monochromatic

  1. #010c13
  2. #042843
  3. #08548b
  4. #0c80d3
  5. #38a5f4

Shades

#08548b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08548b
  2. #074c7d
  3. #06436f
  4. #063b61
  5. #053253
  6. #042a46
  7. #032238
  8. #02192a
  9. #02111c
  10. #01080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#08548b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08548b
  2. #216597
  3. #3976a2
  4. #5287ae
  5. #6b98b9
  6. #84aac5
  7. #9cbbd1
  8. #b5ccdc
  9. #cedde8
  10. #e6eef3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08548b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08548b
  2. #14588a
  3. #205d89
  4. #2c6188
  5. #386687
  6. #446a86
  7. #506e84
  8. #5c7383
  9. #687782
  10. #747c81
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #40526d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #39578d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #254c8a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006168 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2c568c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1d4f8a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005c78 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08548b {
  color: #08548b;
}
Background
.bg-08548b {
  background-color: #08548b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-08548b {
  border: 2px solid #08548b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08548b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 84 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 89% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08548b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08548b, #08128b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08548b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 84 139 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 3.67 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.85 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.85 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.97 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.22 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.40 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 8.64 #f7ab74 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#08548b  rgb(8, 84, 139)  hsl(205, 89%, 29%)  Yale Blue
#8b3f08  rgb(139, 63, 8)  hsl(25, 89%, 29%)  Saddle Brown
#8b0854  rgb(139, 8, 84)  hsl(325, 89%, 29%)  Pansy Purple
#548b08  rgb(84, 139, 8)  hsl(85, 89%, 29%)  Avocado