Recognised as Colour
#001091
- #001091
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#001091 is a blue with RGB values 0, 16, 145 and HSL 233°, 100%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#001091#001091
HEX#001091
RGBrgb(0, 16, 145)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.0627, 0.5686
RGB percentages0%, 6.3%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(233.4, 100%, 28.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.4, 100%, 56.9%)
CMYK100%, 89%, 0%, 43.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,241
CSS custom property--colour: #001091;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02415WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness50.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.16:1
Contrast with white14.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#161616
Inverted#FFEF6E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#918100
Analogous#005991, #380091
Triadic#910010, #109100
Split complementary#913800, #599100
Tetradic#910059, #918100, #009138
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G16
B145
Red0 (0%)
Green16 (6.3%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue233.38°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness28.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 10 · B 91
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