What color is #080532?

#080532 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Midnight. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #080532?

The RGB value is 8, 5, 50: 8 red, 5 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #080532?

The complementary color is #2F3205, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #080532?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#080532 color

#080532 rgb(8, 5, 50)

Shades of black

The hex color #080532 is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 2% green and 19.6% blue (8, 5, 50).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 82% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 84% cyan, 90% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Midnight (#03012D), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.48:1).

#080532 color codes

HEX	`#080532`
RGB	`rgb(8, 5, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 2%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 82%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 90%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(84%, 90%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.53, 14.7, -27.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.53, 30.83, 298.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.73, 0.39, 3.054)`
Decimal	`525618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #080532, 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 #080532	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#080532 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	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 #080532 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #080532; }
.text { color: #080532; }
.border { border: 2px solid #080532; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 5 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #080532, #1e0532); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #080532?: #080532 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Midnight. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #080532?: The RGB value is 8, 5, 50: 8 red, 5 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #080532?: The complementary color is #2F3205, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #080532?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.