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Recognised as Colour

#001249

  • #001249
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#001249 is a blue with RGB values 0, 18, 73 and HSL 225°, 100%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#001249#001249
HEX#001249
RGBrgb(0, 18, 73)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.0706, 0.2863
RGB percentages0%, 7.1%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(225.2, 100%, 14.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.2, 100%, 28.6%)
CMYK100%, 75.3%, 0%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,681
CSS custom property--colour: #001249;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00914WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness28.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.76:1
Contrast with white17.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#121212
Inverted#FFEDB6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#001C4Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#001448no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00212Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 20.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 36.4Indigo · ΔE 39.3Navy · ΔE 41Black · ΔE 41.3
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 20.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#493700
Analogous#003749, #120049
Triadic#490012, #124900
Split complementary#491200, #374900
Tetradic#490037, #493700, #004912

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#164FFF
Lighter +30%#0038E2
Lighter +20%#002BAF
Lighter +10%#001F7C
Darker −10%#000516
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#001249
Less saturated −25%#091740

Channel breakdown

R0
G18
B73
Red0 (0%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue225.21°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness14.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 12 · B 49

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