What color is #000099?

#000099 is a dark, vivid blue known as Everlasting Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Everlasting Night?

The RGB value is 0, 0, 153: 0 red, 0 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Everlasting Night?

The complementary color is #999900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #000099?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Everlasting Night color: hex code #000099

#000099 rgb(0, 0, 153)

Shades of blue

Everlasting Night has the hex code #000099. It is a dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 0% green and 60% blue (0, 0, 153).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 100% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.38:1).

Everlasting Night (#000099) color codes

HEX	`#000099`
RGB	`rgb(0, 0, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 0%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 100%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 100%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 100%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.98, 54.08, -73.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.98, 91.38, 306.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.748, 2.299, 30.272)`
Decimal	`153`
Short hex	`#009`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Everlasting Night, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #000099	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#000099 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #000099 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #000099; }
.text { color: #000099; }
.border { border: 2px solid #000099; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 0 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #000099, #4d0099); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #000099 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #000099?: #000099 is a dark, vivid blue known as Everlasting Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Everlasting Night?: The RGB value is 0, 0, 153: 0 red, 0 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Everlasting Night?: The complementary color is #999900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #000099?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.