#080B1B Color

#080B1B is rgb(8, 11, 27) in RGB, hsl(231, 54%, 7%) in HSL, and about cmyk(70%, 59%, 0%, 89%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rich Black (#010B13), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.96. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#080B1B

HEX#080B1B

RGBrgb(8, 11, 27)

HSLhsl(231, 54%, 7%)

HSVhsv(231, 70%, 11%)

CMYKcmyk(70%, 59%, 0%, 89%)

OKLCHoklch(15.6% 0.034 273.4)

LABlab(3.26% 1.78 -9.78)

LCHlch(3.26% 9.94 280.32)

What #080B1B 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 #080B1B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rich Black#010B13ΔE 5.96 Jet Black#0A0A0AΔE 9.95 Vampire Black#080808ΔE 9.99 Soft Black#131313ΔE 10.28 Black#000000ΔE 10.46 Vantablack#000100ΔE 10.73

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#080B1B Channel Values

How #080B1B 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 11 · B 27	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 231° · S 54% · L 7%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 231° · S 70% · V 11%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 70% · M 59% · Y 0% · K 89%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	19.55:1 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 #080B1B 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 text19.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

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Colors That Go With #080B1B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #080B1B; 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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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #080B1B

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #080B1B.

How #080B1B 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#080B1B

Protanopia#0B0B1B

Protanomaly#0A0B1B

Deuteranopia#0A0A1B

Deuteranomaly#090A1B

Tritanopia#050E0E

Tritanomaly#060D14

Achromatopsia#0C0C0C

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Using #080B1B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-080b1b: #080B1B;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #080B1B;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-080b1b': '#080B1B' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.031, green: 0.043, blue: 0.106)

Android XML<color name="color_080b1b">#080B1B</color>

SVG fillfill="#080B1B"

More Blue Colors

#080B1B 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

#080B1B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #080B1B?

#080B1B is a darkest blue — rgb(8, 11, 27) in RGB and hsl(231, 54%, 7%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rich Black (#010B13), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.96.

What is the RGB value of #080B1B?

#080B1B is rgb(8, 11, 27) — red 8, green 11, and blue 27 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #080B1B?

#080B1B converts to approximately cmyk(70%, 59%, 0%, 89%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #080B1B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #080B1B scores 19.55:1 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 #080B1B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #080B1B 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 10.46, which is visibly different.

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