Dark blue (color)

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Dark blue
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#00008B
RGBa	(r, g, b)	(0, 0, 139)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(240°, 100%, 54.5%)
a: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Dark blue is a shade of blue. The name comes from the word "Dark" (which originated from Old English dark, derk, deork; Anglo-Saxon dearc, and Gaelic and Irish dorch, dorcha) and "Blue" (taken from French and originated from the Indo-European root bhlewos).

[edit] Dark blue in human culture

• Dark blue represents knowledge, power, integrity, and seriousness. In Western civilzation, those in high places of politcal or economic power often wear dark blue suits.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] See also

• Blue
• List of colors

[edit] References

					Shades of blue
Alice blue	Azure	Baby blue	Blue	Cerulean	Cerulean blue	Cobalt blue	Cornflower blue	Dark blue	Denim	Dodger blue	Indigo	International Klein Blue
Lavender	Light blue	Midnight Blue	Navy blue	Periwinkle	Persian blue	Powder blue	Prussian blue	Royal blue	Sapphire	Steel blue	Ultramarine