#08009f

Color #08009f

A vivid, highly saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Blue #00008b · ΔE 9.19 Nearest Tailwind class violet-900 #4d179a · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#08009f

RGB

rgb(8, 0, 159)

HSL

hsl(243, 100%, 31.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(243, 100%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(95%, 100%, 0%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(18.16, 55.7, -75.38)

LCH

lch(18.16, 93.73, 306.46)

OKLCH

oklch(32%, 0.2184, 265.56)

HWB

hwb(243, 0%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#979f00

Analogous

#00489f

#08009f

#58009f

Triadic

#08009f

#9f0800

#009f08

Split-complementary

#08009f

#9f5800

#489f00

Tetradic

#08009f

#9f0097

#979f00

#009f08

Square

#08009f

#9f0048

#979f00

#009f58

Shades

Color #08009f mixed toward black.

#070085

#05006a

#040050

#030035

#01001b

Tints

Color #08009f mixed toward white.

#0b00da

#2115ff

#5850ff

#908aff

#c7c5ff

Tones

Color #08009f mixed toward gray.

#140d92

#201b85

#2c2877

#38356a

#44425d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.51:1

White text reads better on this background (13.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#05048c · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#050687 · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#087b76 · ΔE 43.2

Achromatopsia

#2c2c2c · ΔE 30.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #08009f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#08009f]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#08009f (#08009f) is rgb(8, 0, 159) in RGB.

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

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