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#08082B Color

#08082B is rgb(8, 8, 43) in RGB, hsl(240, 69%, 10%) in HSL, and about cmyk(81%, 81%, 0%, 83%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maastricht Blue (#001C3D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.33. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#08082B
HEX#08082B
RGBrgb(8, 8, 43)
HSLhsl(240, 69%, 10%)
HSVhsv(240, 81%, 17%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 81%, 0%, 83%)
OKLCHoklch(16.5% 0.069 275.7)
LABlab(3.38% 7.42 -21.96)
LCHlch(3.38% 23.18 288.68)

What #08082B 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 #08082B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#08082B Channel Values

How #08082B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 8 · G 8 · B 438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 240° · S 69% · L 10%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 240° · S 81% · V 17%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 81% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 83%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance19.45:1 vs white · 1.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #08082B 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 text19.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #08082B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #08082B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #08082B

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #08082B.

How #08082B 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#08082B
Protanopia#08082B
Protanomaly#08082B
Deuteranopia#08082B
Deuteranomaly#08082B
Tritanopia#001010
Tritanomaly#030D1E
Achromatopsia#0D0D0D

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Using #08082B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-08082b: #08082B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #08082B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-08082b': '#08082B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.031, green: 0.031, blue: 0.169)
Android XML<color name="color_08082b">#08082B</color>
SVG fillfill="#08082B"

More Blue Colors

#08082B sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#08082B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #08082B?

#08082B is a darkest blue — rgb(8, 8, 43) in RGB and hsl(240, 69%, 10%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maastricht Blue (#001C3D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.33.

What is the RGB value of #08082B?

#08082B is rgb(8, 8, 43) — red 8, green 8, and blue 43 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #08082B?

#08082B converts to approximately cmyk(81%, 81%, 0%, 83%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #08082B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #08082B scores 19.45:1 against white and 1.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #08082B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #08082B 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 23.43, which is visibly different.

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