#08009e

Color #08009e

A vivid, highly saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Blue #00008b · ΔE 8.73 Nearest Tailwind class violet-900 #4d179a · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#08009e

RGB

rgb(8, 0, 158)

HSL

hsl(243, 100%, 31%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(243, 100%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(94.9%, 100%, 0%, 38%)

LAB

lab(18.01, 55.45, -75.03)

LCH

lch(18.01, 93.3, 306.47)

OKLCH

oklch(31.8%, 0.2174, 265.57)

HWB

hwb(243, 0%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#969e00

Analogous

#00479e

#08009e

#57009e

Triadic

#08009e

#9e0800

#009e08

Split-complementary

#08009e

#9e5700

#479e00

Tetradic

#08009e

#9e0096

#969e00

#009e08

Square

#08009e

#9e0047

#969e00

#009e57

Shades

Color #08009e mixed toward black.

#070084

#050069

#04004f

#030035

#01001a

Tints

Color #08009e mixed toward white.

#0b00d9

#2014ff

#584fff

#908aff

#c7c4ff

Tones

Color #08009e mixed toward gray.

#140d91

#201a84

#2b2877

#373569

#43425c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.5:1

White text reads better on this background (13.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#05048b · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#050686 · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#087a75 · ΔE 43

Achromatopsia

#2c2c2c · ΔE 30.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #08009e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#08009e]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#08009e (#08009e) is rgb(8, 0, 158) in RGB.

No, #08009e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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