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Recognised as Colour

#010059

  • #010059
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#010059 is a blue with RGB values 1, 0, 89 and HSL 241°, 100%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#010059#010059
HEX#010059
RGBrgb(1, 0, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.0039, 0, 0.349
RGB percentages0.4%, 0%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(240.7, 100%, 17.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240.7, 100%, 34.9%)
CMYK98.9%, 100%, 0%, 65.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer65,625
CSS custom property--colour: #010059;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00728WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness30.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.33:1
Contrast with white18.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#070707
Inverted#FEFFA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00195Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Deuteranopia#000F58no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Tritanopia#002031no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.15:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 10.4Navy · ΔE 19.7Indigo · ΔE 21Dark blue · ΔE 24.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 10.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#585900
Analogous#002C59, #2D0059
Triadic#590100, #005901
Split complementary#592E00, #2B5900
Tetradic#59002C, #585900, #00592E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#2826FF
Lighter +30%#0300F2
Lighter +20%#0200BF
Lighter +10%#02008C
Darker −10%#000026
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#010059
Less saturated −25%#0C0B4E

Channel breakdown

R1
G0
B89
Red1 (0.4%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue240.67°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness17.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 01 · G 00 · B 59

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