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Colour

#001059

  • #001059
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#001059 is a blue with RGB values 0, 16, 89 and HSL 229°, 100%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#001059#001059
HEX#001059
RGBrgb(0, 16, 89)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.0627, 0.349
RGB percentages0%, 6.3%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(229.2, 100%, 17.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.2, 100%, 34.9%)
CMYK100%, 82%, 0%, 65.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,185
CSS custom property--colour: #001059;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01092WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness32.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.24:1
Contrast with white17.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#121212
Inverted#FFEFA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#001F5Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#001658no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Tritanopia#002634no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 9.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.3Indigo · ΔE 28.5Navy · ΔE 29.1Dark blue · ΔE 34.1
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 9.32, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#594900
Analogous#003D59, #1C0059
Triadic#590010, #105900
Split complementary#591C00, #3D5900
Tetradic#59003D, #594900, #00591C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#264DFF
Lighter +30%#002CF2
Lighter +20%#0022BF
Lighter +10%#00198C
Darker −10%#000726
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#001059
Less saturated −25%#0B174E

Channel breakdown

R0
G16
B89
Red0 (0%)
Green16 (6.3%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue229.21°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness17.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 10 · B 59

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