Colour
#001B95
- #001B95
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Navy
#001B95 is a blue with RGB values 0, 27, 149 and HSL 229°, 100%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.
Colour values
#001B95#001B95
HEX#001B95
RGBrgb(0, 27, 149)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1059, 0.5843
RGB percentages0%, 10.6%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(229.1, 100%, 29.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.1, 100%, 58.4%)
CMYK100%, 81.9%, 0%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,061
CSS custom property--colour: #001B95;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02954WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness54.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.2:1
Contrast with white13.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E
Inverted#FFE46A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#957A00
Analogous#006595, #2F0095
Triadic#95001B, #1B9500
Split complementary#953000, #659500
Tetradic#950066, #957A00, #009530
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G27
B149
Red0 (0%)
Green27 (10.6%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue229.13°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness29.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 1B · B 95
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