Blue Charcoal Color
Blue Charcoal is a blue color with hex code #010D1A. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with blue charcoal, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Blue Charcoal Color Values
What Does Blue Charcoal Mean?
Blue Charcoal belongs to the blue family of colors. Blue wins popularity surveys in every culture that runs them, and corporate design reflects it. Trust and stability are the usual words people reach for. Dark navies project authority, pale blues open a layout up, and almost nothing clashes with it. Being on the dark side, Blue Charcoal adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Blue Charcoal is classified as a black (nearest centroid: bluish black, #202428).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Blue Charcoal
Blue Charcoal and #190D01 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #011819 and #010119, which sit beside blue charcoal on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair blue charcoal with triadic partners #19010C and #0C1901. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
CSS Examples
.text { color: #010D1A; }
.background { background-color: #010D1A; }
.border { border: 2px solid #010D1A; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #010D1A40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for blue charcoal?
Blue Charcoal has the hex code #010D1A. In RGB notation it is rgb(1, 13, 26), in HSL it is hsl(211, 93%, 5%), and its OKLCH value is 0.154, 0.036, 245.8.
What does the color blue charcoal mean?
Blue-family colors like blue charcoal carry distinct psychological associations. Blue Charcoal belongs to the blue family of colors. Blue wins popularity surveys in every culture that runs them, and corporate design reflects it. Trust and stability are the usual words people reach for. Dark navies project authority, pale blues open a layout up, and almost nothing clashes with it. Being on the dark side, Blue Charcoal adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with blue charcoal?
Blue Charcoal has three easy routes: its complement #190D01 for punch, its neighbors #011819 and #010119 for something calmer, or triadic partners #19010C and #0C1901 when you want energy.
Is blue charcoal a standard web color?
No — Blue Charcoal is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #010D1A or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make blue charcoal lighter or darker?
To lighten blue charcoal, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #B0D5FC (lightest tint) to #000205 (darkest shade).
About Blue Charcoal
Blue Charcoal is classified as a Black in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Blue hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #010D1A to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.