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Selective Colouring needed.
Step 01.
First duplicate the layer by going Layer » Duplicate Layer. Set it at Soft Light, 50% Opacity.
Step 02.
Layer » New adjustment layer » Hue/Saturation or click the half black, half white circle at the bottom of the layers window.
A new window/panel (depending on your version of photoshop) will appear. Choose Master: Saturation +30
Step 03.
We are now going to bring out the shadows. Layer » New Adjustment Layer » Selective Colour you can also choose this from the black and white circle.
Reds: +20, +8, -9, +1
Yellows: 0, -17, -17, -5
Neutrals: +4, 0, -4, -8
Blacks: 0, 0, 0, +15
Step 04
The next two steps will make the colour in the image bolder. Make another Selective Colour Layer.
Reds: -100, 0, +100, 0
Yellows: +100, 0, -100, 0
Step 05.
Layer » New Adjustment Layer » Selective Colour
Reds: -100, 0, +100, 0
Yellows: +100, 0, -70, 0
Cyans: +49, 0, 0, 0
Magentas: -27, +6, 0, 0
Whites: 0, +50, -29, +69
Neutrals: 0, 0, +21, +10
Step 06.
Layer » New Fill Layer » Solid Colour and fill it with #080e3d, set the layer at 100% Exclusion.
Step 07.
Your layers box should now look like this. Now add, text, brushes, whatever to the icon to finish it.