#000099 Color

#000099 is rgb(0, 0, 153) in RGB, hsl(240, 100%, 30%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 100%, 0%, 40%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Duke Blue (#00009C), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.36. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#000099

HEX#000099

RGBrgb(0, 0, 153)

HSLhsl(240, 100%, 30%)

HSVhsv(240, 100%, 60%)

CMYKcmyk(100%, 100%, 0%, 40%)

OKLCHoklch(30.9% 0.214 264.1)

LABlab(15.12% 46.64 -76.51)

LCHlch(15.12% 89.60 301.36)

What #000099 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #000099, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Duke Blue#00009CΔE 1.36 Neon Blue#1B03A3ΔE 3.72 Blue Ribbon#0B10A2ΔE 4.41 Zaffer (Zaffre)#0014A8ΔE 5.68 Dark Blue#00008BΔE 6.42 Blue (Pantone)#0018A8ΔE 7.04

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#000099 Channel Values

How #000099 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 0 · G 0 · B 153	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 240° · S 100% · L 30%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 240° · S 100% · V 60%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 100% · M 100% · Y 0% · K 40%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	14.38:1 vs white · 1.46:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #000099 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text14.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #000099

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #000099; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #000099

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #000099 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#000099

Protanopia#000099

Protanomaly#000099

Deuteranopia#000099

Deuteranomaly#000099

Tritanopia#003838

Tritanomaly#002B6D

Achromatopsia#2A2A2A

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Using #000099 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-000099: #000099;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #000099;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-000099': '#000099' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.000, blue: 0.600)

Android XML<color name="color_000099">#000099</color>

SVG fillfill="#000099"

More Blue Colors

#000099 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

00009c 000094 00009e 00008b 0000b3 000080 0000bd 00007a 0000cc 000070 0000cd 000066 00549e 081335 162456 224fd8 3300ff 434c56 5946b2 6f63bb 88ace0 a4c0f4 c4d8e8 e3e0f5

#000099 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #000099?

#000099 is a dark blue — rgb(0, 0, 153) in RGB and hsl(240, 100%, 30%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Duke Blue (#00009C), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.36.

What is the RGB value of #000099?

#000099 is rgb(0, 0, 153) — red 0, green 0, and blue 153 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #000099?

#000099 converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 100%, 0%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #000099 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #000099 scores 14.38:1 against white and 1.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #000099 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #000099 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkblue (#00008B) at a CIE76 distance of 6.42, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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