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#00008B

#00008b Dark Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
  • darkblue
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#00008b (Dark Blue) is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 0% green and 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 100% saturation and 27.25% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.3:1 (WCAG AAA).

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Web safe#000099
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Relative luminance0.0186

Complementary

  1. #00008b
  2. #8b8b00

Split complementary

  1. #00008b
  2. #8b4500
  3. #458b00

Analogous

  1. #00458b
  2. #00008b
  3. #45008b

Triadic

  1. #00008b
  2. #8b0000
  3. #008b00

Tetradic

  1. #00008b
  2. #8b008b
  3. #8b8b00
  4. #008b00

Square

  1. #00008b
  2. #8b0045
  3. #8b8b00
  4. #008b45

Monochromatic

  1. #000014
  2. #00003e
  3. #00008b
  4. #0000d7
  5. #2525ff

Shades

#00008b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00008b
  2. #00007d
  3. #00006f
  4. #000061
  5. #000053
  6. #000046
  7. #000038
  8. #00002a
  9. #00001c
  10. #00000e
  11. #000000

Tints

#00008b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00008b
  2. #1a1a97
  3. #3333a2
  4. #4d4dae
  5. #6666b9
  6. #8080c5
  7. #9999d1
  8. #b3b3dc
  9. #cccce8
  10. #e6e6f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00008b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00008b
  2. #0d0d8a
  3. #1a1a89
  4. #262688
  5. #333387
  6. #404086
  7. #4d4d84
  8. #5a5a83
  9. #666682
  10. #737381
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #252525 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1b1b5f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002c8e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #001d89 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00374f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00218d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00158a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #002a6c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00008b {
  color: #00008b;
}
Background
.bg-00008b {
  background-color: #00008b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-00008b {
  border: 2px solid #00008b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00008b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 0 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 100% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00008b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00008b, #45008b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00008b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 0 139 / 0.35);
}

#000080 Navy ΔE 1.56 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 2.13 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.00 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.19 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 6.18 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.55 #ffff74 Inverted #252525 Grayscale 

Dark Blue
#00008b  rgb(0, 0, 139)  hsl(240, 100%, 27%)  Dark Blue
#8b8b00  rgb(139, 139, 0)  hsl(60, 100%, 27%)  Olive
#8b0000  rgb(139, 0, 0)  hsl(0, 100%, 27%)  Dark Red
#008b00  rgb(0, 139, 0)  hsl(120, 100%, 27%)  India Green