Palettes / Colors / #080C81

#080C81 — Deep Vivid Blue

#080C81 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 #080C81 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.

#080C81 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 #817D08; it also sits naturally between #084981 and #410881. 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 5% · Blue 51%

Cyan 94% · Magenta 91% · Yellow 0% · Key 49%

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

Previews

CSS code for #080C81

.text { color: #080C81; }
.background { background-color: #080C81; }
.border { border: 3px solid #080C81; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(8, 12, 129); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(238, 88%, 27%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #080C81; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(8, 12, 129, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #080C81; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(8, 12, 129, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#080C81">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#080C81">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #817D08:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #080C81: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #080C81

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 #080C81 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 #080C81 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

← #080C80  ·  #080C82 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #080C81?

#080C81 is Deep Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 8, 12, 129). Its closest standard named color is Navy.

What is the RGB and HSL of #080C81?

#080C81 is RGB 8, 12, 129 — HSL 238°, 88%, 27% — CMYK 94%, 91%, 0%, 49%.

What colors go with #080C81?

Its complement is #817D08; analogous partners are #084981 and #410881. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #080C81 for text?

White text on #080C81 has a contrast ratio of 15.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.38:1.