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#081554 Color

#081554 is rgb(8, 21, 84) in RGB, hsl(230, 83%, 18%) in HSL, and about cmyk(90%, 75%, 0%, 67%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sapphire Navy (#082567), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.01. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#081554
HEX#081554
RGBrgb(8, 21, 84)
HSLhsl(230, 83%, 18%)
HSVhsv(230, 90%, 33%)
CMYKcmyk(90%, 75%, 0%, 67%)
OKLCHoklch(23.9% 0.114 267)
LABlab(10.02% 17.02 -40.46)
LCHlch(10.02% 43.89 292.81)

What #081554 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 #081554, 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.

#081554 Channel Values

How #081554 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 21 · B 848-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 230° · S 83% · L 18%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 230° · S 90% · V 33%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 90% · M 75% · Y 0% · K 67%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance16.86:1 vs white · 1.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #081554 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 text16.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #081554

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #081554; 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 #081554

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 #081554.

How #081554 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#081554
Protanopia#131354
Protanomaly#0F1454
Deuteranopia#111154
Deuteranomaly#0E1354
Tritanopia#002424
Tritanomaly#001F3D
Achromatopsia#1D1D1D

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Using #081554 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-081554: #081554;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #081554;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-081554': '#081554' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.031, green: 0.082, blue: 0.329)
Android XML<color name="color_081554">#081554</color>
SVG fillfill="#081554"

More Blue Colors

#081554 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#081554 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #081554?

#081554 is a darkest blue — rgb(8, 21, 84) in RGB and hsl(230, 83%, 18%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sapphire Navy (#082567), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.01.

What is the RGB value of #081554?

#081554 is rgb(8, 21, 84) — red 8, green 21, and blue 84 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #081554?

#081554 converts to approximately cmyk(90%, 75%, 0%, 67%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #081554 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #081554 scores 16.86:1 against white and 1.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #081554 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #081554 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 midnightblue (#191970) at a CIE76 distance of 14.6, which is visibly different.

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