Recognised as Colour
#01739F
- #01739F
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Steel blue
#01739F is a cyan with RGB values 1, 115, 159 and HSL 197°, 99%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.
Colour values
#01739F#01739F
HEX#01739F
RGBrgb(1, 115, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.0039, 0.451, 0.6235
RGB percentages0.4%, 45.1%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(196.7, 98.8%, 31.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.7, 99.4%, 62.4%)
CMYK99.4%, 27.7%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer95,135
CSS custom property--colour: #01739F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.14771WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.31:1
Contrast with white5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#FE8C60
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9F2D01
Analogous#019F7C, #01249F
Triadic#9F0173, #739F01
Split complementary#9F0124, #9F7C01
Tetradic#7C019F, #9F2D01, #249F01
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R1
G115
B159
Red1 (0.4%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue196.71°
Saturation (HSL)98.75%
Lightness31.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 01 · G 73 · B 9F
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