#083344 color
The swatch above shows #083344 with its hex code written on it in white and in black, so you can see which of the two is legible before reading the measured ratios below.
#083344 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the CSS named color midnightblue (#191970).
It is also a Tailwind CSS default: cyan-950. That means you can write bg-cyan-950 or text-cyan-950 directly, with no arbitrary-value brackets and no entry in your theme config.
Color values
| HEX | #083344 |
| RGB | rgb(8, 51, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 79%, 15%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(88%, 25%, 0%, 73%) |
| Decimal | 537412 |
| CSS | color: #083344; |
| Android | 0xFF083344 |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.031, green: 0.200, blue: 0.267, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #083344 | 13.40:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Black text on #083344 | 1.57:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Recommended text color | white |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #083344
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #083344 and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #083344
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #083344 in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #083344; background-color: #083344; }
.element { color: rgb(8 51 68); }
.element { color: hsl(197 79% 15%); }
/* Tailwind */
<div class="bg-cyan-950 text-white">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #083344;Frequently asked questions
What color is #083344?
#083344 is a very dark, vivid blue. Its hue sits at 197° on the color wheel, with 79% saturation and 15% lightness.
What is #083344 in RGB?
#083344 converts to rgb(8, 51, 68) — 8 red, 51 green and 68 blue.
What is #083344 in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(88%, 25%, 0%, 73%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #083344 be white or black?
White gives the better contrast ratio (13.40:1 versus 1.57:1).
What is the complementary color of #083344?
#441908 — the hue directly opposite #083344 on the color wheel.