Blue is a favorite color of both men and women. While all shades of blue carry some of the same symbolism, certain attributes are stronger for dark blues. The deepest darkest blues also share some of the same color meanings as black. This selection of dark blue colors include the CSS and SVG Color Keywords as well as the Hexadecimal and RGB color codes.
Navy
The official CSS color keyword navy refers to a very dark shade of blue with no green or red. Its codes and attributes are:
- Hex #000080
- RGB: 0,0,128
- CSS Color Keyword: Yes
- SVG Color Keyword: Yes
- Browser Safe Color: No, the closet dark blue would be 000066 / 0,0,102
- Navy is a cool color.
- Navy carries the blue symbolism of importance, confidence, power, and authority. Darker blue, like navy, is associated with intelligence, stability, unity, and conservatism.
- Being very dark, navy can sometimes be a neutral like black which is also often seen as a conservative and authoritarian color.
Midnight Blue
The SVG color keyword midnightblue refers to a very dark shade of blue. Its codes and attributes are:
- Hex #191970
- RGB: 25,25,112
- CSS Color Keyword: No
- SVG Color Keyword: Yes
- Browser Safe Color: No, the closet dark blue might be 000066 / 0,0,102
- Navy is a cool color.
- Very close to navy, Midnight Blue carries the blue symbolism of importance, confidence, power, and authority. Darker blue is associated with intelligence, stability, unity, and conservatism.
- Being very dark, midnight blue can sometimes be a neutral like black which is also often seen as a conservative and authoritarian color.
Dark Blue
The SVG color keyword darkblue refers to a dark shade of blue (naturally) with no green or red. Its codes and attributes are:
- Hex #00008b
- RGB: 0,0,139
- CSS Color Keyword: No
- SVG Color Keyword: Yes
- Browser Safe Color: No, the closet dark blue would be 000099 / 0,0,153
- Dark Blue is a cool color.
- Dark Blue carries the blue symbolism of importance, confidence, power, and authority. Darker shades of blue are associated with intelligence, stability, unity, and conservatism.
- Like navy, this dark blue can sometimes be a neutral like black which is also often seen as a conservative and authoritarian color.
Medium Blue
The SVG color keyword mediumblue refers to a dark shade of blue with no green or red that bluer and a little brighter than darkblue. Its codes and attributes are:
- Hex #0000cd
- RGB: 0,0,205
- CSS Color Keyword: No
- SVG Color Keyword: Yes
- Browser Safe Color: No, the closet blue to mediumblue would be 0000cc / 0,0,204
- Medium Blue is a cool color.
- Medium Blue carries the blue symbolism of importance and confidence. Although it's not a light or pastel blue, it still has something of a fresh, spring-like quality with a touch of childlike playfulness.
Dark Slate Blue
The SVG color keyword darkslateblue refers to a darker shade of blue with a slightly gray/purple tone to it. Its codes and attributes are:
- Hex #483d8b
- RGB: 72 61 139
- CSS Color Keyword: No
- SVG Color Keyword: Yes
- Browser Safe Color: No, the closet browser safe blue to darkslateblue might be #333399 /51, 51, 153 or #003366 / 0,51,102
- Dark Slate Blue carries the blue symbolism of importance and confidence. Softer than Navy or Dark Blue, Dark Slate Blue has a slightly purple tinge that gives it a touch of warmth and richness.
Dark Cyan
The SVG color keyword darkcyan refers to a dark mix of green and blue. Its codes and attributes are:
- Hex #008b8b
- RGB: 0,139,139
- CSS Color Keyword: No
- SVG Color Keyword: Yes
- Browser Safe Color: No, the closet dark blue-green to darkcyan might be #00cc99 / 0,204,153 or #00cccc / 0,204,204.
- Dark Cyan is a cool color that combines the coolness of both blue and green.
- In addition to the calming attributes of cool blue, darkcyan may also carry some of the symbolism of green such as balance, harmony, and stability.







