Colour

#011FAE

#011FAE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#011FAE is a blue with RGB values 1, 31, 174 and HSL 230°, 99%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#011FAE#011FAE

HEX#011FAE

RGBrgb(1, 31, 174)

RGB (0–1)0.0039, 0.1216, 0.6824

RGB percentages0.4%, 12.2%, 68.2%

HSLhsl(229.6, 98.9%, 34.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(229.6, 99.4%, 68.2%)

CMYK99.4%, 82.2%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer73,646

CSS custom property--colour: #011FAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04042WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness63.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.61:1

Contrast with white11.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#232323

Inverted#FEE051

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0041B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0030ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original

Tritanopia#004E68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 11.2 Navy · ΔE 15.1 Indigo · ΔE 22.2 Medium blue · ΔE 24.7 Blue violet · ΔE 27.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 11.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AE9001

Analogous#0175AE, #3A01AE

Triadic#AE011F, #1FAE01

Split complementary#AE3A01, #75AE01

Tetradic#AE0175, #AE9001, #01AE3A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#7D93FE

Lighter +30%#4A69FE

Lighter +20%#173FFE

Lighter +10%#0128E1

Darker −10%#01167B

Darker −20%#000D49

Darker −30%#000416

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#001EAF

Less saturated −25%#172D98

Channel breakdown

G31

B174

Red1 (0.4%)

Green31 (12.2%)

Blue174 (68.2%)

Hue229.6°

Saturation (HSL)98.86%

Lightness34.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 01 · G 1F · B AE

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