Recognised as Colour
#000159
- #000159
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Midnight blue
#000159 is a blue with RGB values 0, 1, 89 and HSL 239°, 100%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.
Colour values
#000159#000159
HEX#000159
RGBrgb(0, 1, 89)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.0039, 0.349
RGB percentages0%, 0.4%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(239.3, 100%, 17.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(239.3, 100%, 34.9%)
CMYK100%, 98.9%, 0%, 65.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer345
CSS custom property--colour: #000159;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.00743WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness30.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.28:1
Contrast with white18.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#070707
Inverted#FFFEA6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#595800
Analogous#002D59, #2C0059
Triadic#590001, #015900
Split complementary#592C00, #2D5900
Tetradic#59002D, #595800, #00592C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G1
B89
Red0 (0%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue239.33°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness17.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 01 · B 59
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