Recognised as Colour
#001472
- #001472
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Midnight blue
#001472 is a blue with RGB values 0, 20, 114 and HSL 229°, 100%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.
Colour values
#001472#001472
HEX#001472
RGBrgb(0, 20, 114)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.0784, 0.4471
RGB percentages0%, 7.8%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(229.5, 100%, 22.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.5, 100%, 44.7%)
CMYK100%, 82.5%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,234
CSS custom property--colour: #001472;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.01715WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness41.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.64:1
Contrast with white15.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#171717
Inverted#FFEB8D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#725E00
Analogous#004D72, #250072
Triadic#720014, #147200
Split complementary#722500, #4D7200
Tetradic#72004D, #725E00, #007225
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G20
B114
Red0 (0%)
Green20 (7.8%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue229.47°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness22.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 14 · B 72
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