Recognised as Colour
#010097
- #010097
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#010097 is a blue with RGB values 1, 0, 151 and HSL 240°, 100%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#010097#010097
HEX#010097
RGBrgb(1, 0, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.0039, 0, 0.5922
RGB percentages0.4%, 0%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(240.4, 100%, 29.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240.4, 100%, 59.2%)
CMYK99.3%, 100%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer65,687
CSS custom property--colour: #010097;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02241WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness51 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.5:1
Contrast with white14.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0B0B0B
Inverted#FEFF68
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#969700
Analogous#004B97, #4C0097
Triadic#970100, #009701
Split complementary#974C00, #4B9700
Tetradic#97004B, #969700, #00974C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R1
G0
B151
Red1 (0.4%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue240.4°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness29.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 01 · G 00 · B 97
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