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Colour

#001546

  • #001546
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#001546 is a blue with RGB values 0, 21, 70 and HSL 222°, 100%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#001546#001546
HEX#001546
RGBrgb(0, 21, 70)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.0824, 0.2745
RGB percentages0%, 8.2%, 27.5%
HSLhsl(222, 100%, 13.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222, 100%, 27.5%)
CMYK100%, 70%, 0%, 72.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,446
CSS custom property--colour: #001546;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00979WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness28.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.56:1
Contrast with white17.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#141414
Inverted#FFEAB9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#001D48no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#001645no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00222Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 24.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.3Black · ΔE 37.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 39.6Indigo · ΔE 43.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 45.4
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 24.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#463100
Analogous#003846, #0E0046
Triadic#460015, #154600
Split complementary#460E00, #384600
Tetradic#460038, #463100, #00460E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#135AFF
Lighter +30%#0043DF
Lighter +20%#0034AC
Lighter +10%#002479
Darker −10%#000613
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#001546
Less saturated −25%#09183D

Channel breakdown

R0
G21
B70
Red0 (0%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue70 (27.5%)
Hue222°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness13.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 15 · B 46

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