Colour
#00199F
- #00199F
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#00199F is a blue with RGB values 0, 25, 159 and HSL 231°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#00199F#00199F
HEX#00199F
RGBrgb(0, 25, 159)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.098, 0.6235
RGB percentages0%, 9.8%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(230.6, 100%, 31.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.6, 100%, 62.4%)
CMYK100%, 84.3%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,559
CSS custom property--colour: #00199F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03198WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness57 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.81:1
Contrast with white12.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D
Inverted#FFE660
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9F8600
Analogous#00699F, #36009F
Triadic#9F0019, #199F00
Split complementary#9F3600, #699F00
Tetradic#9F0069, #9F8600, #009F36
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G25
B159
Red0 (0%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue230.57°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness31.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 19 · B 9F
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