Marine Blue Color
Marine Blue is a blue color with hex code #01386A. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with marine blue, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Marine Blue Color Values
What Does Marine Blue Mean?
Marine Blue 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, Marine Blue adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Marine Blue is classified as a blue (nearest centroid: deep blue, #00416A).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Marine Blue
Marine Blue and #6A3401 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 — #016A68 and #01036A, which sit beside marine blue on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair marine blue with triadic partners #6A0137 and #376A01. 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
- Marine —
#042E60(Delta E 5) - Twilight Blue —
#0A437A(Delta E 5) - Biscay —
#1B3162(Delta E 5) - Prussian Blue —
#004577(Delta E 6) - Regal Blue —
#013F6A(Delta E 7)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #01386A; }
.background { background-color: #01386A; }
.border { border: 2px solid #01386A; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #01386A40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for marine blue?
Marine Blue has the hex code #01386A. In RGB notation it is rgb(1, 56, 106), in HSL it is hsl(209, 98%, 21%), and its OKLCH value is 0.339, 0.102, 252.3.
What does the color marine blue mean?
Blue-family colors like marine blue carry distinct psychological associations. Marine Blue 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, Marine Blue adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with marine blue?
Marine Blue has three easy routes: its complement #6A3401 for punch, its neighbors #016A68 and #01036A for something calmer, or triadic partners #6A0137 and #376A01 when you want energy.
Is marine blue a standard web color?
No — Marine Blue is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #01386A or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make marine blue lighter or darker?
To lighten marine blue, 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 #BDDFFE (lightest tint) to #000B14 (darkest shade).
About Marine Blue
Marine Blue is classified as a Blue in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Blue hue family. It has The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #01386A to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.