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#080BBA Color

#080BBA is rgb(8, 11, 186) in RGB, hsl(239, 92%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(96%, 94%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Neon Blue (#1B03A3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.64. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#080BBA
HEX#080BBA
RGBrgb(8, 11, 186)
HSLhsl(239, 92%, 38%)
HSVhsv(239, 96%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(96%, 94%, 0%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(36.4% 0.242 265.2)
LABlab(21.10% 51.23 -86.46)
LCHlch(21.10% 100.50 300.65)

What #080BBA 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 #080BBA, 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.

#080BBA Channel Values

How #080BBA 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 11 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 239° · S 92% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 239° · S 96% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 96% · M 94% · Y 0% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.88:1 vs white · 1.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #080BBA 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 text11.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #080BBA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #080BBA; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #080BBA

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 #080BBA.

How #080BBA 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#080BBA
Protanopia#0B0BBA
Protanomaly#0A0BBA
Deuteranopia#0A0ABA
Deuteranomaly#090ABA
Tritanopia#004848
Tritanomaly#003985
Achromatopsia#373737

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Using #080BBA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-080bba: #080BBA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #080BBA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-080bba': '#080BBA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.031, green: 0.043, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_080bba">#080BBA</color>
SVG fillfill="#080BBA"

More Blue Colors

#080BBA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#080BBA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #080BBA?

#080BBA is a dark blue — rgb(8, 11, 186) in RGB and hsl(239, 92%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Neon Blue (#1B03A3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.64.

What is the RGB value of #080BBA?

#080BBA is rgb(8, 11, 186) — red 8, green 11, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #080BBA?

#080BBA converts to approximately cmyk(96%, 94%, 0%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #080BBA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #080BBA scores 11.88:1 against white and 1.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #080BBA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #080BBA 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 mediumblue (#0000CD) at a CIE76 distance of 11, which is visibly different.

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