Duke Blue (#00009C)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 14.19:1 — vs black: 1.48:1

Color values

  • HEX #00009C
  • RGB rgb(0, 0, 156)
  • HSL hsl(240, 100%, 61%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 100, 100, 0, 38.82 )
  • Websafe #000099

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #00009C based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Duke Blue
#00009C Base
#9C9C00
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Duke Blue
#00009C Base
#004E9C
#4E009C
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Duke Blue
#00009C Base
#9C0000
#009C00
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Duke Blue
#00009C Base
#9C4E00
#4E9C00
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Duke Blue
#00009C Base
#9C004E
#9C9C00
#009C4E
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Duke Blue
#00009C Base
#00001A
#00004F
#000073
#0000C5
#0000E8
#3636FF
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Duke Blue, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#00001A
#000034
#00004E
#000068
#000082
Duke Blue #00009C Base
#0000DE
#2020FF
#6262FF
#A4A4FF
#E6E6FF
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #00009C. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #00009C;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #00009C;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #00009C;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #00009C,
        #FFFF39
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #00009C,
        #FFFF39
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$duke-blue: #00009C;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$duke-blue-r: 0;
$duke-blue-g: 0;
$duke-blue-b: 156;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $duke-blue;
    color: rgba($duke-blue-r, $duke-blue-g, $duke-blue-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Duke Blue appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #00009C How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #00009C Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #00009C Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #003A3A Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #2B2B2B Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Duke Blue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Duke Blue #00009C Base
Ultramarine #120A8F ΔE 1.96
Dark Blue #00008B ΔE 2.34
Phthalo Blue #000F89 ΔE 3.09
Zaffre #0014A8 ΔE 3.10

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.