#0000ae

Dark Blue

Closest match (97% match)

Color formats

RGB

rgb(0, 0, 174)

Red, Green, Blue components

HSL

hsl(240, 100%, 34%)

Hue, Saturation, Lightness

CMYK

cmyk(100, 100, 0, 32)

Print color encoding

Luminance

0.031

Relative luminance

Variations

Shades (Darkening)

Tints (Lightening)

Tones (Reduced saturation)

Harmonies

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Complementary (Opposite)

#0000ae

#aeae00

Analogous (Adjacent)

#0057ae

#0000ae

#5700ae

Triadic

#0000ae

#ae0000

#00ae00

Split complementary

#0000ae

#ae5700

#57ae00

Complete conversion table

HEX

#0000AE

RGB

rgb(0,0,174)

RGBA

rgba(0,0,174, 1)

HSL

hsl(240,100%,34.12%)

OKLCH (Modern CSS)

oklch(0.34 0.24 264.1)

CSS Variable

--color: #0000ae;

Preview

Readability and Typography

Headline Test

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Headline Test

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UI Component Set

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SOLIDSOFTOUTLINE

Product Mockup

4582 •••• •••• 9018

CARDHOLDER

JOHN DOE

VALID

12/28

Mobile application

Customer support

Hi! How can we help you today?

I love this new color! 😍

Data visualization

Weekly growth

+1,240

12.5%

WED

2,450

Contrast

Contrast and readability (WCAG)

On white background

13.03

Small text (14pt)

The quick brown fox jumps over...

AAA

Large text or UI (18pt Bold)

AAA

On black background

1.61

Small text (14pt)

The quick brown fox jumps over...

AAA

Large text or UI (18pt Bold)

AAA

Color blindness simulator

ORIG

SIM

Protanopia (red)

#0000ae#4d4eae

ORIG

SIM

Deuteranopia (green)

#0000ae#4034ae

ORIG

SIM

Tritanopia (blue)

#0000ae#000000

ORIG

SIM

Monochrome (color blind)

#0000ae#372369

Mixing guide

How to mix this color using physical paints or printing inks.

MIXING PALETTE

68%

32%

RYB PIGMENTS

Ultramarine blue

Pigment

68%

Ivory black

Pigment

32%

Unlike light, mixing paints makes colors darker. This simulation mimics the behavior of physical pigments.

Physical properties

Perceptual and light-related properties derived from the digital color.

Spectral relationship

Blue hue

450–495 nm • closest visible-spectrum range

750 nm

380 nm

Visual temperature

Cool

A perceptual warm–cool classification. Kelvin does not apply to an arbitrary interface color.

Cool

Neutral

Warm

Luminance (brightness)

3.1%

Dark • relative luminance

50%

100%

An RGB color is produced by combined screen light, so this range is a visual comparison rather than an exact physical wavelength.

Gradient gallery

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Similar & Related Colors

Mathematically computed harmonies, shades, and similar tones for this color.

Bohemian Blue

#0000AA

Cobalt

#030AA7

Too Dark Tonight

#0011BB

Dark Galaxy

#0018A8

Buddha Gold

#AEAE00

Purple

#5700AE

Endeavour

#0057AE

Bright Red

#AE0000

Japanese Laurel

#00AE00

Rose of Sharon

#AE5700

Royal Blue

#673FEC

Navy Blue

#000074