Palettes / Colors / #080CF9

#080CF9 — Vivid Blue

#080CF9 is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Blue (#0000FF). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: blue (#0000FF) — not an exact match. CSS blue gives you #0000FF, a different color; use #080CF9 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.

#080CF9 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 #F9F506; it also sits naturally between #0684F9 and #7B06F9. 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 98%

Cyan 97% · Magenta 95% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #080CF9

.text { color: #080CF9; }
.background { background-color: #080CF9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #080CF9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(8, 12, 249); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(239, 95%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #080CF9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(8, 12, 249, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #080CF9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(8, 12, 249, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#080CF9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#080CF9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F9F506:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #080CF9: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #080CF9

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 #080CF9 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 #080CF9 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

← #080CF8  ·  #080CFA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #080CF9?

#080CF9 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 8, 12, 249). Its closest standard named color is Blue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #080CF9?

#080CF9 is RGB 8, 12, 249 — HSL 239°, 95%, 50% — CMYK 97%, 95%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #080CF9?

Its complement is #F9F506; analogous partners are #0684F9 and #7B06F9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #080CF9 for text?

White text on #080CF9 has a contrast ratio of 8.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.43:1.