#082F49 — Tints, Shades & Color Values

#082F49

#082F49 is a very dark, vivid blue. In Tailwind CSS this exact color is the utility class sky-950 (e.g. bg-sky-950, text-sky-950). Its nearest CSS named color is midnightblue (#191970). For readable text on a #082F49 background, white text gives the strongest contrast (13.88:1). Because it is dark, #082F49 suits text, navigation bars, and footers on light backgrounds, and its tints make natural hover and surface colors.

Want to fine-tune this color interactively? Open #082F49 in the tint & shade generator to explore the full lightness, hue, and chroma scales and copy any step.

Color Values

Hex#082F49
RGBrgb(8, 47, 73)
HSLhsl(204, 80%, 16%)
HSV / HSB204°, 89%, 29%
Nearest namedmidnightblue (#191970)

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#082F49 in Tailwind CSS (sky-950)

#082F49 ships with Tailwind CSS as sky-950 — use it as bg-sky-950, text-sky-950, or border-sky-950. It sits at step 950 of the sky ramp; every other step links to its own page:

Browse the full Tailwind palette in the color library, or generate in-between steps with the tint & shade generator.

Tints of #082F49 (Mixed with White)

Each step blends the base color toward white using new = old + (255 − old) × factor. Click a swatch to open it in the generator.

Shades of #082F49 (Mixed with Black)

Each step blends the base color toward black using new = old × (1 − factor).

WCAG Contrast & Accessibility

Contrast ratios for text placed on a #082F49 background. WCAG requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 3:1 for large text (AA), and 7:1 for normal text (AAA).

Text color White text 13.88:1 — AA normal: Pass · AA large: Pass · AAA: Pass
Black text 1.51:1 — AA normal: Fail · AA large: Fail · AAA: Fail

If neither pure white nor pure black reaches the level you need, pick a lighter tint of #082F49 from the ramps above as the background instead — small lightness moves change contrast quickly. Test any other pair with the free contrast checker.

More blue colors in the library: #1F2937 (gray-800), #1E293B (slate-800), #1E1B4B (indigo-950), #0F172A (slate-900), #111827 (gray-900), #172554 (blue-950).

Frequently Asked Questions

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