Information about #08166D color

#08166D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #08166D is classified in the Register under the Blue Color Family, with Full Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(8, 22, 109) — 3.1% red, 8.6% green, 42.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 40 / 34 / 0 / 57. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A maximally vivid blue, #08166D leans clearly toward the dark side. Expect to see shades like this in night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Colin's Blue (#042069). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Union Jack Blue (#012169) and Rich Deep Blue (#0B2275).

In RGB terms — rgb(8, 22, 109) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #08166D background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 15.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.3:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#08166D color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#08166D color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #08166D

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#08166D
  • RGB8, 22, 109
  • CMYK40, 34, 0, 57
  • CSSrgb(8, 22, 109)
  • HSL232°, 86%, 23%
  • HSL Precise231.683°, 86.325%, 22.941%
  • HSV232°, 93%, 43%
  • HSB232°, 93%, 43%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.031
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.427
  • GLSLvec3(0.031, 0.086, 0.427)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.031, 0.086, 0.427, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.031, 0.086, 0.427)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB3.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB8.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.7%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID08166D
  • DECIMAL ID530029
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01