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#05287C

#05287c ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#05287c is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 15.69% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.97% cyan, 67.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 222.35°, with 92.25% saturation and 25.29% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 4.54.

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Web safe#003366
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Relative luminance0.0301

Complementary

  1. #05287c
  2. #7c5905

Split complementary

  1. #05287c
  2. #7c1d05
  3. #637c05

Analogous

  1. #05637c
  2. #05287c
  3. #1d057c

Triadic

  1. #05287c
  2. #7c0528
  3. #287c05

Tetradic

  1. #05287c
  2. #59057c
  3. #7c5905
  4. #287c05

Square

  1. #05287c
  2. #7c0563
  3. #7c5905
  4. #057c1d

Monochromatic

  1. #010614
  2. #021032
  3. #05287c
  4. #0840c6
  5. #2462f6

Shades

#05287c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #05287c
  2. #052470
  3. #042063
  4. #041c57
  5. #03184a
  6. #03143e
  7. #021032
  8. #020c25
  9. #010819
  10. #01040c
  11. #000000

Tints

#05287c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #05287c
  2. #1e3e89
  3. #375396
  4. #5069a3
  5. #697eb0
  6. #8294be
  7. #9ba9cb
  8. #b4bfd8
  9. #cdd4e5
  10. #e6eaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#05287c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #05287c
  2. #11317c
  3. #1e3a7d
  4. #2a427d
  5. #364b7e
  6. #43547e
  7. #4f5d7e
  8. #5b667f
  9. #676e7f
  10. #747780
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #303030 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #252d58 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00367f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002b7a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003f4e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00317e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002a7b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003764 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-05287c {
  color: #05287c;
}
Background
.bg-05287c {
  background-color: #05287c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-05287c {
  border: 2px solid #05287c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #05287c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 40 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 92% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-05287c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #05287c, #1d057c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-05287c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 40 124 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.54 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.86 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 5.21 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.61 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.24 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.47 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 8.51 #fad783 Inverted #303030 Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#05287c  rgb(5, 40, 124)  hsl(222, 92%, 25%)  Imperial Blue
#7c5905  rgb(124, 89, 5)  hsl(42, 92%, 25%)  Field Drab
#7c0528  rgb(124, 5, 40)  hsl(342, 92%, 25%)  Claret
#287c05  rgb(40, 124, 5)  hsl(102, 92%, 25%)  Green