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#08557D

#08557d ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#08557d is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 33.33% green and 49.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 93.6% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.98% black. Its hue angle is 200.51°, with 87.97% saturation and 26.08% 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 8.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 6.55.

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Web safe#006666
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Relative luminance0.0803

Complementary

  1. #08557d
  2. #7d3008

Split complementary

  1. #08557d
  2. #7d081b
  3. #7d6b08

Analogous

  1. #087d6b
  2. #08557d
  3. #081b7d

Triadic

  1. #08557d
  2. #7d0855
  3. #557d08

Tetradic

  1. #08557d
  2. #30087d
  3. #7d3008
  4. #557d08

Square

  1. #08557d
  2. #6b087d
  3. #7d3008
  4. #1b7d08

Monochromatic

  1. #010d13
  2. #032435
  3. #08557d
  4. #0d86c5
  5. #2caef2

Shades

#08557d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08557d
  2. #074d71
  3. #064464
  4. #063c58
  5. #05334b
  6. #042b3f
  7. #032232
  8. #021a26
  9. #021119
  10. #01090d
  11. #000000

Tints

#08557d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08557d
  2. #21668a
  3. #397797
  4. #5288a4
  5. #6b99b1
  6. #84aabe
  7. #9cbbcb
  8. #b5ccd8
  9. #cedde5
  10. #e6eef2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08557d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08557d
  2. #14597d
  3. #205e7e
  4. #2c627e
  5. #38667e
  6. #446b7f
  7. #506f7f
  8. #5c737f
  9. #68777f
  10. #747c80
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f5265 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #42567f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #324c7c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005f63 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #33557e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #27507d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005b6e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08557d {
  color: #08557d;
}
Background
.bg-08557d {
  background-color: #08557d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-08557d {
  border: 2px solid #08557d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08557d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 85 125;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 88% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08557d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08557d, #081b7d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08557d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 85 125 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.55 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.60 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.02 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.41 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.24 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.34 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.47 #f7aa82 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#08557d  rgb(8, 85, 125)  hsl(201, 88%, 26%)  Yale Blue
#7d3008  rgb(125, 48, 8)  hsl(21, 88%, 26%)  Kobe
#7d0855  rgb(125, 8, 85)  hsl(321, 88%, 26%)  Pansy Purple
#557d08  rgb(85, 125, 8)  hsl(81, 88%, 26%)  Avocado