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Recognised as Colour

#001956

  • #001956
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#001956 is a blue with RGB values 0, 25, 86 and HSL 223°, 100%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#001956#001956
HEX#001956
RGBrgb(0, 25, 86)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.098, 0.3373
RGB percentages0%, 9.8%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(222.6, 100%, 16.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.6, 100%, 33.7%)
CMYK100%, 70.9%, 0%, 66.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,486
CSS custom property--colour: #001956;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01367WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness34.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.49:1
Contrast with white16.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#181818
Inverted#FFE6A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002358no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#001B55no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#002A35no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 16.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 32.8Indigo · ΔE 36.6Navy · ΔE 38.2Slate blue · ΔE 42
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 16.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#563D00
Analogous#004456, #120056
Triadic#560019, #195600
Split complementary#561200, #445600
Tetradic#560044, #563D00, #005612

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#2363FF
Lighter +30%#0045EF
Lighter +20%#0037BC
Lighter +10%#002889
Darker −10%#000A23
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#001956
Less saturated −25%#0B1E4B

Channel breakdown

R0
G25
B86
Red0 (0%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue222.56°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness16.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 19 · B 56

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