Information about #08809E color

#08809E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #08809E belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(8, 128, 158) — 3.1% red, 50.2% green, 62% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 59 / 12 / 0 / 38. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#08809E is a pure, full-strength water-like cyan that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Eastern Blue (#00879F). Slightly further away sit CG Blue (#007AA5) and Strong Cerulean (#007EA8).

In RGB terms — rgb(8, 128, 158) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #08809E: 4.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.6:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#08809E color variations

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

#08809E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#3CCFF4

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#BEEFFB

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White

#FFFFFF

#08809E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#08809E

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#06677F

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#054D5F

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#03333F

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Black

#000000

#08809E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#19849F

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#2E869C

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#468595

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#61838C

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Grey

#808080

#08809E color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#45089F

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#08089F

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#08459F

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#089F81

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#089F45

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#089F08

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#08809E 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
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#A02708
#A02708

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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
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#A07208
#A07208

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#A00836
#A00836

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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
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#08809E
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#08A072
#08A072

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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
#08809E
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#A00882
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#82A008
#82A008

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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
#08809E
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#2708A0
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#A02708
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#82A008
#82A008

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Square

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

Square color scheme
#08809E
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#7208A0
#7208A0

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#A02708
#A02708

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#36A008
#36A008

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Nearest named colors to #08809E

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

Eastern Blue color link
Eastern Blue

#00879F

CG Blue color link
CG Blue

#007AA5

Strong Cerulean color link
Strong Cerulean

#007EA8

Cerulean color link
Cerulean

#007BA7

Allports color link
Allports

#0076A3

Geaux Blue color link
Geaux Blue

#1277A3

Ocean color link
Ocean

#017B92

Bowie color link
Bowie

#0084AC

Dolphins Aqua color link
Dolphins Aqua

#008E97

Duck Blue color link
Duck Blue

#007791

Metallic Seaweed color link
Metallic Seaweed

#0A7E8C

Nice Blue color link
Nice Blue

#107AB0

#08809E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#08809E
  • RGB8, 128, 158
  • CMYK59, 12, 0, 38
  • CSSrgb(8, 128, 158)
  • HSL192°, 90%, 33%
  • HSL Precise192°, 90.361%, 32.549%
  • HSV192°, 95%, 62%
  • HSB192°, 95%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.031
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • GLSLvec3(0.031, 0.502, 0.620)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.031, 0.502, 0.620, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.031, 0.502, 0.620)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB3.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB50.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB62%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID08809E
  • DECIMAL ID557214
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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