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Colour

#012C44

  • #012C44
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#012C44 is a blue with RGB values 1, 44, 68 and HSL 201°, 97%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#012C44#012C44
HEX#012C44
RGBrgb(1, 44, 68)
RGB (0–1)0.0039, 0.1725, 0.2667
RGB percentages0.4%, 17.3%, 26.7%
HSLhsl(201.5, 97.1%, 13.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.5, 98.5%, 26.7%)
CMYK98.5%, 35.3%, 0%, 73.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer76,868
CSS custom property--colour: #012C44;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02225WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness40.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.53:1
Contrast with white14.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#FED3BB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#202C45no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#172644no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Tritanopia#003235no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.6Black · ΔE 25.5Dim grey · ΔE 33.8Slate grey · ΔE 37.2Steel blue · ΔE 38.2Light slate grey · ΔE 40.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 22.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#441901
Analogous#01443B, #010A44
Triadic#44012C, #2C4401
Split complementary#44010A, #443B01
Tetradic#3B0144, #441901, #0A4401

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#15A9FC
Lighter +30%#038EDB
Lighter +20%#026DA9
Lighter +10%#024D76
Darker −10%#000B12
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002C45
Less saturated −25%#0A2A3B

Channel breakdown

R1
G44
B68
Red1 (0.4%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue68 (26.7%)
Hue201.49°
Saturation (HSL)97.1%
Lightness13.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 01 · G 2C · B 44

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