Palettes / Colors / #080277
#080277 — Deep Vivid Blue
#080277 is a blue color we call Deep Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Navy (#000080). It belongs to the blue family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: navy (#000080) — not an exact match. CSS navy gives you #000080, a different color; use #080277 when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#080277 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #737902; it also sits naturally between #023779 and #430279. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #080277 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 8, 2, 119 |
| HSL | 243°, 97%, 24% |
| HSV | 243°, 98%, 47% |
| CMYK | 93%, 98%, 0%, 53% |
| XYZ | 3.45, 1.43, 17.55 |
| Yxy | 1.43, 0.1539, 0.0636 |
| CIE-Lab | 12.14, 44.30, -60.33 |
| Hunter Lab | 11.95, 31.81, -82.43 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 3% · Green 1% · Blue 47%
Cyan 93% · Magenta 98% · Yellow 0% · Key 53%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #080277
.text { color: #080277; }
.background { background-color: #080277; }
.border { border: 3px solid #080277; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(8, 2, 119); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(243, 97%, 24%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #080277; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(8, 2, 119, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #080277; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(8, 2, 119, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#080277">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#080277">Div content here</div>
Shades of #080277
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Tones of #080277
Color harmonies
Complementary — #737902:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 16.34:1 AAA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 1.29:1 Fails |
Best text color on #080277: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #080277
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #080277: ·
How #080277 looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #080277 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #080277?
#080277 is Deep Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 8, 2, 119). Its closest standard named color is Navy.
What is the RGB and HSL of #080277?
#080277 is RGB 8, 2, 119 — HSL 243°, 97%, 24% — CMYK 93%, 98%, 0%, 53%.
What colors go with #080277?
Its complement is #737902; analogous partners are #023779 and #430279. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #080277 for text?
White text on #080277 has a contrast ratio of 16.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.29:1.