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#20008B

#20008b ≈ Dark Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#20008b is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.55% red, 0% green and 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.98% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 253.81°, with 100% saturation and 27.25% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Blue (#00008b), ΔE 1.69.

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Web safe#330099
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Relative luminance0.0217

Complementary

  1. #20008b
  2. #6b8b00

Split complementary

  1. #20008b
  2. #8b6500
  3. #268b00

Analogous

  1. #00268b
  2. #20008b
  3. #65008b

Triadic

  1. #20008b
  2. #8b2000
  3. #008b20

Tetradic

  1. #20008b
  2. #8b006b
  3. #6b8b00
  4. #008b20

Square

  1. #20008b
  2. #8b0026
  3. #6b8b00
  4. #008b65

Monochromatic

  1. #050014
  2. #0e003e
  3. #20008b
  4. #3200d7
  5. #5725ff

Shades

#20008b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #20008b
  2. #1d007d
  3. #1a006f
  4. #160061
  5. #130053
  6. #100046
  7. #0d0038
  8. #0a002a
  9. #06001c
  10. #03000e
  11. #000000

Tints

#20008b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #20008b
  2. #361a97
  3. #4d33a2
  4. #634dae
  5. #7966b9
  6. #9080c5
  7. #a699d1
  8. #bcb3dc
  9. #d2cce8
  10. #e9e6f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#20008b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #20008b
  2. #2a0d8a
  3. #331a89
  4. #3d2688
  5. #463387
  6. #504086
  7. #5a4d84
  8. #635a83
  9. #6d6682
  10. #767381
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #292929 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #251e60 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002e8e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002289 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00364f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00228d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00198a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00296c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-20008b {
  color: #20008b;
}
Background
.bg-20008b {
  background-color: #20008b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-20008b {
  border: 2px solid #20008b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #20008b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 0 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 100% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-20008b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #20008b, #65008b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-20008b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 0 139 / 0.35);
}

#00008b Dark Blue ΔE 1.69 #000080 Navy ΔE 2.53 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 2.75 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 4.04 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.92 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.07 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 6.20 #dfff74 Inverted #292929 Grayscale 

Dark Blue
#20008b  rgb(32, 0, 139)  hsl(254, 100%, 27%)  Dark Blue
#6b8b00  rgb(107, 139, 0)  hsl(74, 100%, 27%)  Olive Drab
#8b2000  rgb(139, 32, 0)  hsl(14, 100%, 27%)  Kobe
#008b20  rgb(0, 139, 32)  hsl(134, 100%, 27%)  Forest Green