#00008B - DarkBlue

The hexadecimal color code #00008B corresponds to the color "DarkBlue" , which is a shade of Blue. This color is a combination of red (at 0,00 level), green (at 0,00 level) and blue (at 0,55 level). Its brightness is 27% and its saturation is 100%. It is composed of red at 0%, green at 0% and blue at 100%. The dominant component is blue.


Features

Hue

Saturation

Brightness

240
100
27
Official nameDarkBlue
Shade of Blue
Hex Code #00008B
RGB Code rgb( 0 , 0 , 139)
RGB Code Percentagergb( 0.0% , 0.0% , 54.5% )
HSLhsl( 240 , 100% , 27% )
Complementary
Color
#FFFF74


Variations of #00008B

Lighter Shades

Palette of gradually lightened shades. The lightest shade of #00008B is the color #E5E5F3

DarkBlue

#00008b

Darker Shades

Palette of progressively darker shades. The darkest shade is #00000D.

DarkBlue

#00008b

Other Shades of Blue

Examples of other colors within the Blue spectrum .

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Color Palettes

The complementary color #FFFF74 is the color exactly opposite to #00008B on the color wheel. The triadic palette is created by selecting two colors that are evenly spaced on the color wheel.

Complementary color palette

DarkBlue

#00008B

Triadic palette

DarkBlue

#00008B



Uses of #00008B in CSS

When using #00008B as the background color, consider selecting a lighter text color for improved readability. If you want to use #00008B as the text color, prefer a light background, such as Blanc.
You can replace the color code #00008B with its official name: DarkBlue. You can then write in CSS "background: DarkBlue " for a background of #00008B.

#00008B as background color

Black text
White text
div{ background: #00008B;  }

div{ background: DarkBlue; }

Colored text

With a white background or
with a dark background
div{ color: #00008B;  }

div{ color: DarkBlue; }

Border

#00008B colored border with a width of 3px
div{ border: 3px solid #00008B;  }

div{ border: 3px solid DarkBlue; }

Shadow

#00008B shadow colored
div{ box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px #00008B; }

div{ box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px DarkBlue; }

Note:
In CSS, the color code #00008B can be replaced with its official name "".

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