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A comprehensive guide to hex color #00017f

About hex color #00017f - near-Navy blue

Hex color #00017f is close to the color named "Navy blue". It's described as "blue". When people spot the color blue in brand logos, they may think of some of the following attributes: water, appetite-curbing, self-expression, health care, and being taken seriously. The color typically isn't associated with clothing. McDonald’s is using a color close to Navy blue in their branding. (Explore brands using Navy blue).

In RGB colorspace, the hexadecimal color #00017f is created using 0% red, 0.4% green, and 49.8% blue. In CMYK colorspace, you can make the color using 100% cyan, 99.2% magenta, 0% yellow, and 50.2% black.

RGB Composition
    R   G   B    
CMYK Composition
  C   M   Y   K  

#00017f is made up of R: 0, G: 1, B: 127 in RGB colorspace and C: 100, M:99.21, Y:0, K:50.2 in CMYK colorspace. Its decimal value is 383 and the closest web-safe color code to it is #000066. Its closest named color is "Navy blue". White should be used ontop of #00017f to ensure the best legibility.

Here's a color conversion chart. It contains technical information about the hex color #00017f. If you're a programmer, view the code snippets section for prepared language syntax.

hex #00017f
Websafe hex #000066
rgb 0, 1, 127
rgb percent (%) 0%, 0.39%, 49.61%
rgba R: 0, G: 1, B: 127, A: 1.0
CMYK C: 100, M:99.21, Y:0, K:50.2
hsv 239.53, 100, 24.9
hsb 239.53, 100, 49.8
luma 14.938
Black or white text? #ffffff
Adobe RGB 4, 6, 124
Closest named color Navy blue
Hunter-Lab 12.47, 34.4, -91.29
CIE-L*ab 12.95, 46.82, -64.11
CIE-L*Ch(ab) 12.95, 79.39, 306.14
CIE-L*uv 12.95, -3.8, -51.98°

Some colors work better together. Here, you'll find color harmonies and schemes specific to the hex color #00017f. These color palettes have been mathematically proven to pair well in designs.


The Complimentary color scheme is made up of two colors. These two colors are opposite one another in the color spectrum. The first color is called the "base" #00017f and the second color is called the "compliment" #7e7c00.



Split Complimentary

The Split Complimentary color scheme is made up of three colors. The base color #00017f is paired with the two colors to the left and the right of compliment color #7e7c00.















When designing or marketing products, especially on a worldwide platform like Amazon, color is important. This section contains links to Amazon products that have some relation to one of the attributes of the color #00017f: "self-expression".


Seeing darker, lighter, and tinted variations of the hex color #00017f can help you with your creative processes. Remember, you can click on a color to be taken to its own page full of unique color information.

Darker shades

Darker shades are produced by blending #00017f with black #000000.


Lighter shades

Lighter shades are produced by blending #00017f with white #FFFFFF.



Tones are produced by blending #00017f with gray #808080.


A color gradient may also be known as color progression or a color ramp. A gradient is the gradual transition of one color into another. This section showcases gradients featuring #00017f as the base color. The secondary colors come from the Color Harmonies section above.



Seeing #00017f on a computer or phone screen is much different than how it may appear in the real world. Shown here are 20 different environment types and how #00017f could potentially look inside each of them, given perfect conditions. For example, #00017f appears as #200079 when in northern sky daylight and as #17007e when in daylight fluorescent.

Old direct sunlight at noon
Old daylight
ICC profile PCS
Mid-morning daylight
Daylight, sRGB, Adobe-RGB
North sky daylight
Equal energy
Daylight Fluorescent
Cool fluorescent
White Fluorescent
Warm White Fluorescent
Daylight Fluorescent
Lite White Fluorescent
Daylight fluorescent, D65 simulator
Sylvania F40, D50 simulator
Cool White Fluorescent
Ultralume 50, Philips TL85
Ultralume 40, Philips TL84
Ultralume 30, Philips TL83
Data used in calculating these colors comes courtesy of Easy RGB.


Closest named colors to #00017f


Navy blue
Dark blue
Phthalo blue
Dark imperial blue
Cadmium blue
Duke blue
Resolution blue
Indigo dye

Furthest named colors to #00017f

Looking for something completely different? Try a well-documented complimentary color. The named colors below have been calculated to be the furthest colors from #00017f. Click on the colors to explore their unique information.

Lemon glacier
Baby powder

Colors are important to brands and the messages they convey. Brand recognition and colors go hand-in-hand. Knowing what brands are using #00017f, or a color similar, can help you in determining whether the color is appropriate to your design.

McDonald’s uses the color #05007b



HTML, CSS #00017f
Java new Color(0, 1, 127)
.NET Color.FromArgb(255, 0, 1, 127);
Objective-C [UIColor colorWithRed:0 green:0.0039 blue:0.498 alpha:1.00000];
OpenGL glColor3f(0f, 0.0039f, 0.498f);
Swift UIColor(red:0, green:0.0039, blue:0.498, alpha:1.00000)
GameMaker Language (GML) $7F0100
Python Color('#00017f')

This useful chart contains technical information about the hexadecimal color #00017f. For example, the direct decimal conversion is 383 while the individual RGB conversions are: 0, 1, 127.


If you're considering using #00017f in a logo or design, you can quickly reference below to see how various symbols, icons, and emblems look.

Icons courtesy of Font Awesome.

We learned earlier that White-colored text should be used on a #00017f colored background for best readability. But, you can be the judge of that by looking at the examples below.

This text is hex color #00017f on a solid black (#000000) background.

This text is hex color #00017f on a solid white (#ffffff) background.

This text is solid black (#000000) on a solid hex color #00017f background.

This text is solid white (#ffffff) on a solid hex color #00017f background.

This text is hex color #00017f on a striped black (#000000) and white (#ffffff) background.

This text is hex color #00017f on a striped gray (#808080) and white (#ffffff) background.

This text is solid black (#000000) on a striped hex color #00017f and white (#ffffff) background.

This text is solid white (#ffffff) on a striped hex color #00017f and white (#ffffff) background.

Patterns courtesy of Hero Patterns.



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