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Recognised as Colour

#010742

  • #010742
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#010742 is a blue with RGB values 1, 7, 66 and HSL 234°, 97%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#010742#010742
HEX#010742
RGBrgb(1, 7, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.0039, 0.0275, 0.2588
RGB percentages0.4%, 2.7%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(234.5, 97%, 13.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.5, 98.5%, 25.9%)
CMYK98.5%, 89.4%, 0%, 74.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer67,394
CSS custom property--colour: #010742;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00552WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness22.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.91:1
Contrast with white18.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0A0A0A
Inverted#FEF8BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#001444no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#000D41no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#001924no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.11:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 19.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 36.7Indigo · ΔE 37.8Navy · ΔE 39.1Black · ΔE 42.7
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 19.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#423C01
Analogous#012842, #1B0142
Triadic#420107, #074201
Split complementary#421B01, #284201
Tetradic#420128, #423C01, #01421B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#1429FB
Lighter +30%#0317D9
Lighter +20%#0312A6
Lighter +10%#020C74
Darker −10%#000210
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#000643
Less saturated −25%#090E3A

Channel breakdown

R1
G7
B66
Red1 (0.4%)
Green7 (2.7%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue234.46°
Saturation (HSL)97.01%
Lightness13.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 01 · G 07 · B 42

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