#080820 Color

#080820 is rgb(8, 8, 32) in RGB, hsl(240, 60%, 8%) in HSL, and about cmyk(75%, 75%, 0%, 87%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rich Black (#010B13), visibly different at ΔE 11. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#080820

HEX#080820

RGBrgb(8, 8, 32)

HSLhsl(240, 60%, 8%)

HSVhsv(240, 75%, 13%)

CMYKcmyk(75%, 75%, 0%, 87%)

OKLCHoklch(15.3% 0.05 278.7)

LABlab(2.85% 4.11 -14.32)

LCHlch(2.85% 14.89 286.00)

What #080820 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #080820, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rich Black#010B13ΔE 11 Deep Navy#0B1F3AΔE 11.01 Maastricht Blue#001C3DΔE 12.86 Jet Black#0A0A0AΔE 14.89 Vampire Black#080808ΔE 14.91 Black#000000ΔE 15.16

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#080820 Channel Values

How #080820 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 8 · G 8 · B 32	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 240° · S 60% · L 8%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 240° · S 75% · V 13%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 75% · M 75% · Y 0% · K 87%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	19.7:1 vs white · 1.07:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #080820 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text19.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #080820

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #080820; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #080820

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

#07071D

#060618

#050514

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #080820.

How #080820 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#080820

Protanopia#080820

Protanomaly#080820

Deuteranopia#080820

Deuteranomaly#080820

Tritanopia#030D0D

Tritanomaly#050B16

Achromatopsia#0B0B0B

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Using #080820 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-080820: #080820;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #080820;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-080820': '#080820' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.031, green: 0.031, blue: 0.125)

Android XML<color name="color_080820">#080820</color>

SVG fillfill="#080820"

More Blue Colors

#080820 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#080820 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #080820?

#080820 is a darkest blue — rgb(8, 8, 32) in RGB and hsl(240, 60%, 8%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rich Black (#010B13), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.

What is the RGB value of #080820?

#080820 is rgb(8, 8, 32) — red 8, green 8, and blue 32 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #080820?

#080820 converts to approximately cmyk(75%, 75%, 0%, 87%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #080820 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #080820 scores 19.7:1 against white and 1.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #080820 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #080820 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 15.16, which is visibly different.

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