#000001 — “Basically Black”
#000001 — “Basically Black” At first glance, it’s black. At second glance… still black. At third glance, you’re now holding your screen at a weird angle and questioning your eyesight. Technically, it’s not quite pure black (#000000). It contains exactly 1 unit of blue in the RGB spectrum: Red: 0 Green: 0 Blue: 1 That means it’s black with the faintest possible hint of blue — so faint that most humans, monitors, and emotionally stable people will never notice.
A near-absolute darkness with an almost theoretical trace of cool blue undertones. Minimalist, modern, and perfect if pure black feels too mainstream. Half-funny description: This is black after someone whispered “what if we made it… slightly bluer?” and the designer replied, “brilliant.” It’s the color of: your phone screen at 3% brightness a void wearing expensive cologne a goth who insists they’re “actually navy” pure black’s unnecessarily complicated cousin In short: #000001 is black with a personality trait.