#083b8a

Color #083b8a

A vivid, highly saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 11.31 Nearest Tailwind class blue-900 #1c398e · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#083b8a

RGB

rgb(8, 59, 138)

HSL

hsl(216.5, 89%, 28.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.5, 94.2%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(94.2%, 57.2%, 0%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(26.77, 17.44, -48.19)

LCH

lch(26.77, 51.25, 289.9)

OKLCH

oklch(37.5%, 0.1415, 259.98)

HWB

hwb(216.5, 3.1%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a5708

Analogous

#087c8a

#083b8a

#16088a

Triadic

#083b8a

#8a083b

#3b8a08

Split-complementary

#083b8a

#8a1608

#7c8a08

Tetradic

#083b8a

#57088a

#8a5708

#3b8a08

Square

#083b8a

#8a087c

#8a5708

#088a16

Shades

Color #083b8a mixed toward black.

#073173

#05275c

#041d45

#03142e

#010a17

Tints

Color #083b8a mixed toward white.

#0b53c3

#1a6ef2

#5392f5

#8cb7f8

#c6dbfc

Tones

Color #083b8a mixed toward gray.

#133d7f

#1e4074

#284269

#33445f

#3e4754

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

2:1

White text reads better on this background (10.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#27277c · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#242079 · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#0e706d · ΔE 32.1

Achromatopsia

#3f3f3f · ΔE 24

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #083b8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#083b8a]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#083b8a (#083b8a) is rgb(8, 59, 138) in RGB.

No, #083b8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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