Colour

#001AAD

#001AAD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#001AAD is a blue with RGB values 0, 26, 173 and HSL 231°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#001AAD#001AAD

HEX#001AAD

RGBrgb(0, 26, 173)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.102, 0.6784

RGB percentages0%, 10.2%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(231, 100%, 33.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231, 100%, 67.8%)

CMYK100%, 85%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,829

CSS custom property--colour: #001AAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03756WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness61.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.99:1

Contrast with white11.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F

Inverted#FFE552

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003FB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#002DABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original

Tritanopia#004B66no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 11 Navy · ΔE 15.4 Medium blue · ΔE 22.6 Indigo · ΔE 22.9 Blue violet · ΔE 27.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 29.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 10.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#AD9300

Analogous#0071AD, #3C00AD

Triadic#AD001A, #1AAD00

Split complementary#AD3C00, #71AD00

Tetradic#AD0071, #AD9300, #00AD3D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#7A8EFF

Lighter +30%#4763FF

Lighter +20%#1437FF

Lighter +10%#0022E0

Darker −10%#00127A

Darker −20%#000B47

Darker −30%#000314

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#001AAD

Less saturated −25%#162997

Channel breakdown

G26

B173

Red0 (0%)

Green26 (10.2%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue230.98°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness33.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 1A · B AD

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