Dark Cerulean (#08457E)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 9.71:1 — vs black: 2.16:1

Color values

  • HEX #08457E
  • RGB rgb(8, 69, 126)
  • HSL hsl(208, 93%, 49%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 93.65, 45.24, 0, 50.59 )
  • Websafe #003366

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #08457E based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Dark Cerulean
#08457E Base
#7E4108
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Dark Cerulean
#08457E Base
#087E7C
#080A7E
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Dark Cerulean
#08457E Base
#7E0845
#457E08
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Dark Cerulean
#08457E Base
#7E080A
#7E7C08
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Dark Cerulean
#08457E Base
#7C087E
#7E4108
#0A7E08
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Dark Cerulean
#08457E Base
#020D18
#031E36
#063058
#0A5AA4
#0D6CC6
#2D93F2
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Dark Cerulean, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#020D18
#03182C
#042341
#052F55
#073A6A
Dark Cerulean #08457E Base
#0C69C0
#218DF1
#63AFF5
#A5D1F9
#E7F3FD
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #08457E. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #08457E;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #08457E;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #08457E;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #08457E,
        #F47A08
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #08457E,
        #F47A08
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$dark-cerulean: #08457E;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$dark-cerulean-r: 8;
$dark-cerulean-g: 69;
$dark-cerulean-b: 126;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $dark-cerulean;
    color: rgba($dark-cerulean-r, $dark-cerulean-g, $dark-cerulean-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Dark Cerulean appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #08457E How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #3A3A7E Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #41417E Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #004F4F Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #444444 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Dark Cerulean ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Dark Cerulean #08457E Base
Yale Blue #0F4D92 ΔE 3.34
Dark Imperial Blue #00416A ΔE 3.47
USAFA Blue #004F98 ΔE 4.17
Medium Electric Blue #035096 ΔE 4.26

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.