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#08548C

#08548c ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#08548c 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 54.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.29% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.1% black. Its hue angle is 205.45°, with 89.19% saturation and 29.02% 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 7.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 3.55.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.0829

Complementary

  1. #08548c
  2. #8c4008

Split complementary

  1. #08548c
  2. #8c0812
  3. #8c8208

Analogous

  1. #088c82
  2. #08548c
  3. #08128c

Triadic

  1. #08548c
  2. #8c0854
  3. #548c08

Tetradic

  1. #08548c
  2. #40088c
  3. #8c4008
  4. #548c08

Square

  1. #08548c
  2. #82088c
  3. #8c4008
  4. #128c08

Monochromatic

  1. #010c13
  2. #042944
  3. #08548c
  4. #0c7fd4
  5. #39a5f4

Shades

#08548c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08548c
  2. #074c7e
  3. #064370
  4. #063b62
  5. #053254
  6. #042a46
  7. #032238
  8. #02192a
  9. #02111c
  10. #01080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#08548c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08548c
  2. #216598
  3. #3976a3
  4. #5287af
  5. #6b98ba
  6. #84aac6
  7. #9cbbd1
  8. #b5ccdd
  9. #cedde8
  10. #e6eef4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08548c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08548c
  2. #14588b
  3. #205d8a
  4. #2c6188
  5. #386687
  6. #446a86
  7. #506e85
  8. #5c7384
  9. #687782
  10. #747c81
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #40526e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #38578e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #244c8b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006269 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2c568d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1c4f8b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005c78 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08548c {
  color: #08548c;
}
Background
.bg-08548c {
  background-color: #08548c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-08548c {
  border: 2px solid #08548c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08548c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 84 140;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 89% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08548c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08548c, #08128c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08548c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 84 140 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 3.55 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.78 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.84 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.85 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.10 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.29 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.71 #f7ab73 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#08548c  rgb(8, 84, 140)  hsl(205, 89%, 29%)  Yale Blue
#8c4008  rgb(140, 64, 8)  hsl(25, 89%, 29%)  Saddle Brown
#8c0854  rgb(140, 8, 84)  hsl(325, 89%, 29%)  Pansy Purple
#548c08  rgb(84, 140, 8)  hsl(85, 89%, 29%)  Avocado