What does the color DarkBlue mean?

Indigo

DarkBlue

#00008b

#3333a2

#6666b9

#9999d1

#cccce8

#1a1a89

Meaning

Intuition, depth, and sincerity. Common in enterprise software and thoughtful products.

History

DarkBlue is a standard CSS/SVG named color used across browsers since early web standards.

Usage

Use DarkBlue (#00008b) in CSS as color: darkblue; or as #00008b.

Preview

DarkBlue

#00008b

Overview

Family: Indigo

Accessibility on this swatch:

AAA

(15.3:1)

Contrast vs white: 15.3:1 · vs black: 1.37:1

Formats

HEX

#00008b

RGB

rgb(0, 0, 139)

RGBA

rgba(0, 0, 139, 1)

HSL

hsl(240, 100%, 27%)

HSV

hsv(240, 100%, 55%)

LAB

lab(14.75% 50.42 -68.68)

LCH

lch(14.75% 85.2 306.28)

OKLAB

oklab(0.2878 -0.0207 -0.1984)

OKLCH

oklch(0.2878 0.1995 264.04)

XYZ

xyz(4.66, 1.86, 24.54)

CMYK

cmyk(100%, 100%, 0%, 45%)

CSS

color: #00008b;

CSS variable

--color-00008b: #00008b;

SCSS

$color-00008b: #00008b;

Tailwind

indigo-700

Export

Developer code

:root {
  --darkblue-1: #00008b;
}

Color psychology

Intuition, depth, and sincerity. Common in enterprise software and thoughtful products.

Usage examples: primary buttons, chart series, status badges, marketing gradients, and brand accents in the Indigo family.

Tints

Shades

Tones

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split complementary

Monochromatic

Related shades & tints

#3333a2

#6666b9

#9999d1

#cccce8

#1a1a89

#333387

#4d4d84

#666682

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#100b8e

#000080

#181494

#0e1795

#0e18aa

#110ca7

#2321ab

#1815ac

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