Colour

#012A5F

#012A5F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#012A5F is a blue with RGB values 1, 42, 95 and HSL 214°, 98%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#012A5F#012A5F

HEX#012A5F

RGBrgb(1, 42, 95)

RGB (0–1)0.0039, 0.1647, 0.3725

RGB percentages0.4%, 16.5%, 37.3%

HSLhsl(213.8, 97.9%, 18.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(213.8, 98.9%, 37.3%)

CMYK98.9%, 55.8%, 0%, 62.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer76,383

CSS custom property--colour: #012A5F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02489WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness45.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.02:1

Contrast with white14.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#252525

Inverted#FED5A0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#033061no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#00285Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Tritanopia#003740no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.5 Midnight blue · ΔE 25.8 Steel blue · ΔE 37.6 Rebecca purple · ΔE 37.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 40.7 Black · ΔE 40.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 21.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5F3601

Analogous#01595F, #07015F

Triadic#5F012A, #2A5F01

Split complementary#5F0701, #595F01

Tetradic#5F0159, #5F3601, #015F07

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#2F89FD

Lighter +30%#036DF6

Lighter +20%#0257C4

Lighter +10%#024091

Darker −10%#00142D

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#002A60

Less saturated −25%#0D2C53

Channel breakdown

G42

B95

Red1 (0.4%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue95 (37.3%)

Hue213.83°

Saturation (HSL)97.92%

Lightness18.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 01 · G 2A · B 5F

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