Blue Charcoal is a dark bright shade of Blue. It belongs to the color family Dark Sky Blue, and it has low lightness and high saturation. Blue Charcoal is a cool color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Blue Charcoal is #010D1A.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Blue Charcoal has 0%% Red, 5% Green, and 10% Blue.
Blue Charcoal has 211° Hue, 96% Saturation, and 10% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Blue Charcoal has 211° Hue, 98% Saturation, and 5% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Blue Charcoal has 96% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow, and 90% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#010D1A |
|
RGB |
(1, 13, 26) |
(0%, 5%, 10%) |
HSV |
(211°, 96, 10) |
(59%, 96%, 10%) |
HSL |
(211°, 98, 5) |
(59%, 98%, 5%) |
CMYK |
(96, 50, 0, 90) |
(96%, 50%, 0%, 90%) |
The natural luminance of Blue Charcoal is 0%, which is low.
Blue Charcoal has a higher contrast with white than black.
Blue Charcoal and black have a 1.1:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Blue Charcoal and white have a 19.4:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
0% |
insufficient (1.1) |
AAA (19.4) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Blue Charcoal paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 7% Blue, 3% Cyan, 90% Black, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
0%
Green
0%
Blue
7%
Cyan
3%
Magenta
0%
Black
90%
White
0%
To mix Blue Charcoal paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 6% Cyan, 3% Magenta, 90% Black, as shown below.
Cyan
6%
Magenta
3%
Yellow
0%
Black
90%
White
0%
Colors similar to Blue Charcoal are: Black Pearl, Midnight, Navy, Blue Whale, and Green Vogue. Black Pearl is paler than Blue Charcoal. Midnight is more blue than Blue Charcoal. Navy is more blue than Blue Charcoal. Blue Whale is more cyan and lighter than Blue Charcoal.