Recognised as Colour
#001490
- #001490
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Navy
#001490 is a blue with RGB values 0, 20, 144 and HSL 232°, 100%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.
Colour values
#001490#001490
HEX#001490
RGBrgb(0, 20, 144)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.0784, 0.5647
RGB percentages0%, 7.8%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(231.7, 100%, 28.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.7, 100%, 56.5%)
CMYK100%, 86.1%, 0%, 43.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,264
CSS custom property--colour: #001490;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02514WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness51 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.97:1
Contrast with white13.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#191919
Inverted#FFEB6F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#907C00
Analogous#005C90, #340090
Triadic#900014, #149000
Split complementary#903400, #5C9000
Tetradic#90005C, #907C00, #009034
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G20
B144
Red0 (0%)
Green20 (7.8%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue231.67°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness28.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 14 · B 90
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