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Recognised as Colour

#010016

  • #010016
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#010016 is a blue with RGB values 1, 0, 22 and HSL 243°, 100%, 4%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 20.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#010016#010016
HEX#010016
RGBrgb(1, 0, 22)
RGB (0–1)0.0039, 0, 0.0863
RGB percentages0.4%, 0%, 8.6%
HSLhsl(242.7, 100%, 4.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.7, 100%, 8.6%)
CMYK95.5%, 100%, 0%, 91.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer65,558
CSS custom property--colour: #010016;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00064WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness7.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 20.73:1
Contrast with white20.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#020202
Inverted#FEFFE9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#000317no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#000216no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#000408no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text20.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.01:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 10.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 35Dim grey · ΔE 45.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 49.4Midnight blue · ΔE 50.8Slate grey · ΔE 52.6
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 10.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#151600
Analogous#000A16, #0C0016
Triadic#160100, #001601
Split complementary#160C00, #0A1600
Tetradic#16000A, #151600, #00160C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#0A00E2
Lighter +30%#0800AF
Lighter +20%#06007C
Lighter +10%#030049
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#010016
Less saturated −25%#040313

Channel breakdown

R1
G0
B22
Red1 (0.4%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue22 (8.6%)
Hue242.73°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness4.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 01 · G 00 · B 16

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