Palettes / Colors / #080478

#080478 — Deep Vivid Blue

#080478 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 #080478 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.

#080478 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 #737704; it also sits naturally between #043977 and #410477. 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 47%

Cyan 93% · Magenta 97% · Yellow 0% · Key 53%

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

Previews

CSS code for #080478

.text { color: #080478; }
.background { background-color: #080478; }
.border { border: 3px solid #080478; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(8, 4, 120); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(242, 94%, 24%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #080478; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(8, 4, 120, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #080478; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(8, 4, 120, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#080478">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#080478">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #737704:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #080478: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #080478

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 #080478 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 #080478 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 #080478?

#080478 is Deep Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 8, 4, 120). Its closest standard named color is Navy.

What is the RGB and HSL of #080478?

#080478 is RGB 8, 4, 120 — HSL 242°, 94%, 24% — CMYK 93%, 97%, 0%, 53%.

What colors go with #080478?

Its complement is #737704; analogous partners are #043977 and #410477. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #080478 for text?

White text on #080478 has a contrast ratio of 16.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.30:1.