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Recognised as Colour

#010052

  • #010052
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#010052 is a blue with RGB values 1, 0, 82 and HSL 241°, 100%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#010052#010052
HEX#010052
RGBrgb(1, 0, 82)
RGB (0–1)0.0039, 0, 0.3216
RGB percentages0.4%, 0%, 32.2%
HSLhsl(240.7, 100%, 16.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240.7, 100%, 32.2%)
CMYK98.8%, 100%, 0%, 67.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer65,618
CSS custom property--colour: #010052;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00616WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness27.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.7:1
Contrast with white18.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#060606
Inverted#FEFFAD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#001754no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#000D51no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Tritanopia#001D2Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 10.8Navy · ΔE 24Indigo · ΔE 24.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.9Dark blue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 10.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#515200
Analogous#002852, #2A0052
Triadic#520100, #005201
Split complementary#522A00, #285200
Tetradic#520028, #515200, #00522A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#221FFF
Lighter +30%#0300EB
Lighter +20%#0200B8
Lighter +10%#020085
Darker −10%#00001F
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#010052
Less saturated −25%#0B0A48

Channel breakdown

R1
G0
B82
Red1 (0.4%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue82 (32.2%)
Hue240.73°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness16.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 01 · G 00 · B 52

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