Palettes / Colors / #080474

#080474 — Deep Vivid Blue

#080474 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 #080474 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.

#080474 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 #727604; it also sits naturally between #043976 and #410476. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 3% · Green 2% · Blue 45%

Cyan 93% · Magenta 97% · Yellow 0% · Key 55%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #080474

.text { color: #080474; }
.background { background-color: #080474; }
.border { border: 3px solid #080474; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(8, 4, 116); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(242, 93%, 24%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #080474; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(8, 4, 116, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #080474; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(8, 4, 116, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#080474">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#080474">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #727604:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #080474: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #080474

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:

How #080474 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 #080474 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #080474?

#080474 is Deep Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 8, 4, 116). Its closest standard named color is Navy.

What is the RGB and HSL of #080474?

#080474 is RGB 8, 4, 116 — HSL 242°, 93%, 24% — CMYK 93%, 97%, 0%, 55%.

What colors go with #080474?

Its complement is #727604; analogous partners are #043976 and #410476. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #080474 for text?

White text on #080474 has a contrast ratio of 16.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.28:1.