What color is #080425?

#080425 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Mysterious Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #080425?

The RGB value is 8, 4, 37: 8 red, 4 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #080425?

The complementary color is #212504, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #080425?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 19.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#080425 color

#080425 rgb(8, 4, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #080425 is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 1.6% green and 14.5% blue (8, 4, 37).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 80% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 78% cyan, 89% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Mysterious Depths (#060929), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.92:1).

#080425 color codes

HEX	`#080425`
RGB	`rgb(8, 4, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 1.6%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 80%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 89%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(78%, 89%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.46, 8.97, -18.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.46, 20.93, 295.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.477, 0.272, 1.777)`
Decimal	`525349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #080425, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #080425	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#080425 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #080425 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #080425; }
.text { color: #080425; }
.border { border: 2px solid #080425; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 4 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #080425, #180425); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #080425?: #080425 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Mysterious Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #080425?: The RGB value is 8, 4, 37: 8 red, 4 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #080425?: The complementary color is #212504, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #080425?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 19.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.