Close to Oxford Blue
#08022F
#08022F is a very dark, vivid blue, close to the color Oxford Blue. In RGB it’s made of 3.1% red, 0.8% green, and 18.4% blue. Its hue is 248°, with 92% saturation and 10% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #08022F.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
19.81:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.06:1 FailThis color as text on white
19.81:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.06:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #08022F as they’d see it.
#08022F in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #08022F
What color is #08022F?
#08022F is a very dark, vivid blue, close to the color Oxford Blue. In RGB it’s made of 3.1% red, 0.8% green, and 18.4% blue. Its hue is 248°, with 92% saturation and 10% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #08022F in RGB?
#08022F is rgb(8, 2, 47): 8 red, 2 green, and 47 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #08022F in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(83, 96, 0, 82). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #08022F?
PANTONE 276 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #08022F?
Its complement #0B0B00 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.