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Darkblue / Dark blue / #00008b Hex Color Code

#00008b Paint ChipThe color darkblue / Dark blue with hexadecimal color code #00008b is a medium dark shade of blue-magenta. In the RGB color model #00008b is comprised of 0% red, 0% green and 54.51% blue. In the HSL color space #00008b has a hue of 240° (degrees), 100% saturation and 27% lightness. This color has an approximate wavelength of 464.2 nm.

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#00008b linear gradient to complementary #008b00

  1. #00008b
  2. #2f227a
  3. #3d396a
  4. #414e58
  5. #3e6245
  6. #31772e
  7. #008b00

Monochromatic Colors

  1. #000084
  2. #000086
  3. #000089
  4. #00008b
  5. #08028d
  6. #0f0490
  7. #150792

Tones

  1. #00008b
  2. #251180
  3. #341e74
  4. #3c2969
  5. #42335d
  6. #453d52
  7. #464646

Tints and Shades

#00008b to White

  1. #00008b
  2. #4a2d9f
  3. #7255b2
  4. #977dc6
  5. #baa7d9
  6. #ddd2ec
  7. #ffffff

#00008b to Black

  1. #00008b
  2. #110573
  3. #16085b
  4. #170a45
  5. #16082f
  6. #10041c
  7. #000000

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#00008b HTML / CSS Code Examples

#00008b foreground

It is a widely accepted notion among painters that it does not matter what one paints as long as it is well painted. This is the essence of academicism. There is no such thing as good painting about nothing.

Mark Rothko
<p style="color: #00008b">…</p>

#00008b background

A Good artist has less time than ideas.

Martin Kippenberger
<p style="background-color: #00008b">…</p>

#00008b shadow

Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing.

Salvador Dali
<p style="text-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.15em #00008b">…</p>

Color Charts

Color Space Conversions

Decimal
139
Binary
00000000, 00000000, 10001011
Hexadecimal
#00008b
Closest short hex
#008 ΔE = 0.559
RGB
rgb(0, 0, 139)
RGBA
rgba(0, 0, 139, 1.0)
rg chromaticity
r: 0.000, g: 0.000, b: 1.000
RYB
red: 0.000%, yellow: 0.000%, blue: 0.545%
Android / android.graphics.Color
-16777077 / 0xff00008b
HSL
hsl(240, 100%, 27%)
HSLA
hsla(240, 100%%, 27%%, 1.0)
HSV / HSB
hue: 240° (240.000), saturation: 100% (1.000), value: 55% (0.545)
HSP
hue: 240.000, saturation: 100.000%, perceived brightness: 18.405%
HSLuv (HUSL)
H: 265.873, S: 100.019, L: 14.754
Cubehelix
H: -123.058, S: 4.369, L: 0.060
TSL
T: -2.951, S: 0.632, L: 0.062
CMYK
cyan: 100% (1.000), magenta: 100% (1.000), yellow: 0% (0.000), key: 45% (0.455)
CMY
cyan: 100% (1.000), magenta: 100% (1.000), yellow: 45% (0.455)
XYZ
X: 4.659, Y: 1.863, Z: 24.535
xyY
x: 0.150, y: 0.060, Y: 1.863
CIELab
L: 14.754, a: 50.423, b: -68.681
CIELuv
L: 14.754, u: -4.296, v: -59.542
CIELCH / LCHab
L: 14.754, C: 85.203, H: 306.285
CIELUV / LCHuv
L: 14.754, C: 59.697, H: 265.873
Hunter-Lab
L: 13.651, a: 37.028, b: -97.009
CIECAM02
J: 9.990, C: 62.078, h: 258.043, Q: 62.272, M: 54.287, s: 93.368, H: 310.072
OSA-UCS
lightness: -11.082, jaune: -12.982, green: 4.271
LMS
L: 0.230, M: 0.035, S: 24.167
YCbCr
Y: 29.622, Cb: 189.021, Cr: 118.131
YCgCo
Y: 34.750, Cg: -34.750, Co: -34.750
YDbDr
Y: 15.846, Db: 185.287, Dr: 30.163
YPbPr
Y: 10.008, Pb: 69.500, Pr: -6.394
xvYCC
Y: 24.595, Cb: 189.051, Cr: 122.383
YIQ
Y: 15.846, I: -44.656, Q: 43.248
YUV
Y: 15.846, U: 60.604, V: -13.901
Munsell Color System
10PB 2/10 ΔE = 15.402
Brand Color
Wooga ΔE = 12.019

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