Dark Imperial Blue (#00416A)

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: 10.69:1 — vs black: 1.96:1

Color values

  • HEX #00416A
  • RGB rgb(0, 65, 106)
  • HSL hsl(203, 100%, 41%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 100, 38.68, 0, 58.43 )

Tags

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #00416A based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Dark Imperial Blue
#00416A Base
#6A2900
Analogous

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

Dark Imperial Blue
#00416A Base
#006A5E
#000C6A
Triadic

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

Dark Imperial Blue
#00416A Base
#6A0041
#416A00
Split-Complementary

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

Dark Imperial Blue
#00416A Base
#6A000C
#6A5E00
Tetradic (Square)

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

Dark Imperial Blue
#00416A Base
#5E006A
#6A2900
#0C6A00
Monochromatic

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

Dark Imperial Blue
#00416A Base
#00101A
#00121D
#002841
#005A93
#0070B6
#049EFF
Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

#00101A
#001A2A
#00233A
#002D4A
#00375A
Dark Imperial Blue #00416A Base
#006FB6
#029DFF
#4EBBFF
#9AD8FF
#E6F5FF
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #00416A. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #00416A;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #00416A;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #00416A;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #00416A,
        #D45200
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #00416A,
        #D45200
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$dark-imperial-blue: #00416A;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$dark-imperial-blue-r: 0;
$dark-imperial-blue-g: 65;
$dark-imperial-blue-b: 106;

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

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

Normal Vision #00416A How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #36366A 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 #3D3D6A Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #004848 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #3E3E3E 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 Dark Imperial Blue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Dark Imperial Blue #00416A Base
Dark Cerulean #08457E ΔE 3.47
Prussian Blue #003153 ΔE 5.41
Dark Midnight Blue #003366 ΔE 5.68
Yale Blue #0F4D92 ΔE 6.29

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.