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#083344 Tailwind Cyan 950
#083344 is a very dark, vivid blue, close to the color Charcoal Blue. In RGB it’s made of 3.1% red, 20% green, and 26.7% blue. Its hue is 197°, with 79% saturation and 15% 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 #083344.
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
13.40:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.57:1 FailThis color as text on white
13.40:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.57:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #083344 as they’d see it.
#083344 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 #083344
What color is #083344?
#083344 is a very dark, vivid blue, close to the color Charcoal Blue. In RGB it’s made of 3.1% red, 20% green, and 26.7% blue. Its hue is 197°, with 79% saturation and 15% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #083344 in RGB?
#083344 is rgb(8, 51, 68): 8 red, 51 green, and 68 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #083344 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(88, 25, 0, 73). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #083344?
PANTONE 303 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #083344?
Its complement #44281F gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.