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Recognised as Colour

#001796

  • #001796
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#001796 is a blue with RGB values 0, 23, 150 and HSL 231°, 100%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#001796#001796
HEX#001796
RGBrgb(0, 23, 150)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.0902, 0.5882
RGB percentages0%, 9%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(230.8, 100%, 29.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.8, 100%, 58.8%)
CMYK100%, 84.7%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,038
CSS custom property--colour: #001796;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02815WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.44:1
Contrast with white13.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B
Inverted#FFE869

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003699no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Deuteranopia#002794no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Tritanopia#004158no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 7.2Navy · ΔE 7.6Indigo · ΔE 16.2Midnight blue · ΔE 22.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 25Slate blue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 7.2, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#967F00
Analogous#006296, #340096
Triadic#960017, #179600
Split complementary#963400, #629600
Tetradic#960062, #967F00, #009634

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#637BFF
Lighter +30%#3050FF
Lighter +20%#0027FC
Lighter +10%#001FC9
Darker −10%#000F63
Darker −20%#000730
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#001796
Less saturated −25%#132483

Channel breakdown

R0
G23
B150
Red0 (0%)
Green23 (9%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue230.8°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness29.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 17 · B 96

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