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Recognised as Colour

#001856

  • #001856
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#001856 is a blue with RGB values 0, 24, 86 and HSL 223°, 100%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#001856#001856
HEX#001856
RGBrgb(0, 24, 86)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.0941, 0.3373
RGB percentages0%, 9.4%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(223.3, 100%, 16.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.3, 100%, 33.7%)
CMYK100%, 72.1%, 0%, 66.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,230
CSS custom property--colour: #001856;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01325WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness34.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.6:1
Contrast with white16.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#171717
Inverted#FFE7A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002358no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#001A55no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#002934no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 16.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 32.4Indigo · ΔE 35.8Navy · ΔE 37.3Slate blue · ΔE 41.7
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 16.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#563E00
Analogous#004356, #130056
Triadic#560018, #185600
Split complementary#561300, #435600
Tetradic#560043, #563E00, #005613

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#2360FF
Lighter +30%#0043EF
Lighter +20%#0034BC
Lighter +10%#002689
Darker −10%#000A23
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#001856
Less saturated −25%#0B1D4B

Channel breakdown

R0
G24
B86
Red0 (0%)
Green24 (9.4%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue223.26°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness16.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 18 · B 56

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