What color is Dark Blue?
Dark Blue color belongs to the Blue color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Dark Blue is #00008B, and the RGB color code is RGB(0, 0, 139).
In the RGB color model, Dark Blue has a red value of 0, a green value of 0, and a blue value of 139. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 100.0% cyan, 100.0% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 45.5% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 240° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation, and 27.3 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Dark Blue has a hue of 240° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation and 54.5 % brightness/value.
Dark Blue is cool or warm?
The color Dark Blue is a cool color.
What is the LRV of Dark Blue?
Dark Blue has an LRV of nearly 2. By LRV value, it is a very dark color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Dark Blue color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
RGBA / RGB
CMYK
HSL
HSL(240deg, 100.0 %, 27.3 %)
RYB
HSV/HSB
HWB
H: 240°
W: 0.00 %
B: 45.49 %
XYZ
X : 4.66
Y : 1.86
Z : 24.54
YXY
Y1 : 1.86
X : 0.15
Y2 : 0.06
CMY
C : 100.00%
M : 100.00%
Y : 45.49%
LRV
Munsell Color System
CIE-Lab
L : 14.76
A : 50.43
B : -68.68
CIE-Lch
L : 14.76
C : 85.21
H : 306.29
CIE-Luv
L : 14.76
U : -4.29
V : -59.55
Hunter-Lab
L : 13.65
A : 37.03
B : -97.01
Similar Colors and Paints
Named colors similar to Dark Blue
Here are the colors similar to Dark Blue . Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
Pantone PMS
Dark Blue color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Dark Blue to Pantone PMS
Paint similar to Dark Blue
Here are the best recommended paint colors similar to Dark Blue . Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.
Valspar
Dark Blue color similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Dark Blue to Valspar
Benjamin Moore
Dark Blue color similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Dark Blue to Benjamin Moore
Sherwin Williams
Dark Blue color similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Dark Blue to Sherwin Williams
PPG Paints
Dark Blue color similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Dark Blue to PPG Paints
Dunn-Edwards
Dark Blue color similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Dark Blue to Dunn-Edwards
Behr
Dark Blue color similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Dark Blue to Behr
Color Combinations
View more Dark Blue - #00008B color palettes and coordinating colors
Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Example Color Images and Mockup
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Dark Blue - #00008B Color Images and Patterns
