Palettes / Colors / #080EAB

#080EAB — Vivid Blue

#080EAB is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DarkBlue (#00008B). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkblue (#00008B) — not an exact match. CSS darkblue gives you #00008B, a different color; use #080EAB 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.

#080EAB 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 #AAA508; it also sits naturally between #085FAA and #5408AA. 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 67%

Cyan 95% · Magenta 92% · Yellow 0% · Key 33%

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

Previews

CSS code for #080EAB

.text { color: #080EAB; }
.background { background-color: #080EAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #080EAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(8, 14, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(238, 91%, 35%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #080EAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(8, 14, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #080EAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(8, 14, 171, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #080EAB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AAA508:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #080EAB: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #080EAB

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 #080EAB 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 #080EAB 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

← #080EAA  ·  #080EAC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #080EAB?

#080EAB is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 8, 14, 171). Its closest standard named color is DarkBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #080EAB?

#080EAB is RGB 8, 14, 171 — HSL 238°, 91%, 35% — CMYK 95%, 92%, 0%, 33%.

What colors go with #080EAB?

Its complement is #AAA508; analogous partners are #085FAA and #5408AA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #080EAB for text?

White text on #080EAB has a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.66:1.