Information about Indigo Dye color

#00416A - Indigo Dye color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #00416A, known as "Indigo Dye", is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Full Saturation and Dark brightness. In numbers: rgb(0, 65, 106) (0% red, 25.5% green, 41.6% blue), or CMYK 42 / 16 / 0 / 58 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#00416A is a pure, full-strength steel-blue azure that stays on the darker end of the scale. In practice it works well for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to PSG Blue (#004170). Slightly further away sit Ateneo Blue (#003A6C) and Tardis Blue (#003B6F).

In RGB terms — rgb(0, 65, 106) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 10.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.0:1. The name "Indigo Dye" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Indigo Dye color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Indigo Dye color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to Indigo Dye

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#00416A
  • RGB0, 65, 106
  • CMYK42, 16, 0, 58
  • CSSrgb(0, 65, 106)
  • HSL203°, 100%, 21%
  • HSL Precise203.208°, 100%, 20.784%
  • HSV203°, 100%, 42%
  • HSB203°, 100%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.255
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • GLSLvec3(0.000, 0.255, 0.416)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.000, 0.255, 0.416, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.000, 0.255, 0.416)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB0%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB41.6%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID00416A
  • DECIMAL ID16746
  • Name Length10
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