Color swatch image showing Phthalo Blue (#000F89) with RGB(0,15,137) values

Phthalo Blue (#000F89) Color Meaning and Information

Everything you need to know about Phthalo Blue (#000F89) including values, color harmonies, shades, meanings, and applications in design, branding, and everyday visuals.

Phthalo Blue (#000F89) Color Information

Phthalo Blue (#000F89) RGB value is (0, 15, 137). The hex color red value is 0, green is 15, and blue is 137. Its HSL format shows a hue of 233°, saturation of 100 percent, and lightness of 27 percent. The CMYK process values are 100 percent, 89 percent, 0 percent, 46 percent.

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Phthalo Blue (#000F89) Color Meaning

Phthalo Blue (#000F89) signifies ultimate depth, profound stability, and concentrated power. This very dark, greenish-blue is the color of a moonless night at sea, a deep universe, and an infinite intellectual abyss. Psychologically, Phthalo Blue (#000F89) is absorbing, cool, and immensely stabilizing, conveying a sense of absolute serenity, profound knowledge, and silent, unwavering authority. It is the deepest possible blue before black, representing the frontier of the known. This color is the visual anchor of the cosmos. Symbolically, Phthalo Blue (#000F89) represents the void that contains all potential, the depth of the unconscious mind, and truth that is too vast for words. It is the color of the scholar's deepest meditation or the astronaut's view of earth's shadow. As a powerful, modern pigment, it is prized in painting for its strength and versatility. Phthalo Blue (#000F89) embodies a concept of blue that is not about sky or water, but about the fundamental, cool, intellectual darkness from which light emerges.

Color Conversion

Convert Phthalo Blue (#000F89) across different color models and formats. These conversions help designers work seamlessly between digital and print media, ensuring this color maintains its intended appearance across RGB screens, CMYK printers, and HSL color manipulations.

HEX
#000F89
RGB
rgb(0, 15, 137)
HSL
hsl(233°, 100%, 27%)
CMYK
cmyk(100%, 89%, 0%, 46%)
HSV
hsv(233°, 100%, 54%)
XYZ
4.6862 2.1478 23.8345
Yxy
2.1478 0.1528 0.0700
Hunter Lab
14.6554 0.3604 -0.9286
CIE-Lab
16.2445 44.3579 -64.9407

RGB Values & CMYK Values

RGB Values

Red0 / 255 (0%)
Green15 / 255 (6%)
Blue137 / 255 (54%)
54%

CMYK Values

Cyan100 / 100 (100%)
100%
Magenta89 / 100 (89%)
89%
Yellow0 / 100 (0%)
Key (Black)46 / 100 (46%)
46%

Color Variations

Phthalo Blue (#000F89) harmonies come to life through carefully balanced shades, tints, and tones, giving this color depth and flexibility across light and dark variations. Shades add richness, tints bring an airy softness, and tones soften intensity, making it easy to pair in clean, modern palettes.

Color Harmonies

Phthalo Blue (#000F89) harmonies create beautiful relationships with other colors based on their position on the color wheel. Each harmony type offers unique design possibilities, enabling cohesive and visually appealing color schemes.

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the color wheel (30° apart)

Complementary

Colors opposite on the color wheel (180° apart)

Split Complementary

Three colors using one base hue and the two hues beside its opposite

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced (120° apart)

Tetradic

Four colors forming a rectangle on the wheel

Square

Four colors evenly spaced (90° apart)

Double Split

Four colors formed from two base hues and the colors next to their opposites

Monochromatic

Variations of a single hue

Contrast Checker

(WCAG 2.1) Test Phthalo Blue (#000F89) for accessibility compliance against white and black backgrounds. Proper contrast ensures this color remains readable and usable for all audiences, meeting WCAG 2.1 standards for both normal and large text applications.

#FFFFFF
#000F89

Sample Text

This is how your text will look with these colors.

Large Text (18pt+)

14.69:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Normal Text

14.69:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

UI Components

14.69:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Color Blindness Simulator

See how #000F89 appears to people with different types of color vision deficiencies. These simulations help create more inclusive designs that consider how this color is perceived across various visual abilities.

Normal Vision

Phthalo Blue (#000F89)

protanopia

#06076b

Note: These simulations are approximations. Actual color vision deficiency varies by individual.

CSS Examples

Background Color

background-color: #000F89;

Text Color

color: #000F89;

Sample Text

Border Color

border: 2px solid #000F89;

Box Shadow

box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #000F8940;

Text Shadow

text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #000F89;

Sample Text

Gradient

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000F89 0%, #000a57 100%);

Phthalo Blue (#000F89) Color FAQs

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