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Recognised as Colour

#012291

  • #012291
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Navy

#012291 is a blue with RGB values 1, 34, 145 and HSL 226°, 99%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.

Colour values

#012291#012291
HEX#012291
RGBrgb(1, 34, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.0039, 0.1333, 0.5686
RGB percentages0.4%, 13.3%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(226.3, 98.6%, 28.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.3, 99.3%, 56.9%)
CMYK99.3%, 76.6%, 0%, 43.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer74,385
CSS custom property--colour: #012291;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03195WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness55.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.81:1
Contrast with white12.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#232323
Inverted#FEDD6E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003994no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#002B8Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Tritanopia#004358no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Navy · ΔE 13.3Midnight blue · ΔE 14.7Dark blue · ΔE 16Indigo · ΔE 17.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.3Slate blue · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourNavy (#000080)ΔE 13.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#917001
Analogous#016A91, #280191
Triadic#910122, #229101
Split complementary#912801, #6A9101
Tetradic#91016A, #917001, #019128

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#6084FE
Lighter +30%#2D5DFE
Lighter +20%#023AF6
Lighter +10%#012EC4
Darker −10%#01165E
Darker −20%#000A2C
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002192
Less saturated −25%#132C7F

Channel breakdown

R1
G34
B145
Red1 (0.4%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue226.25°
Saturation (HSL)98.63%
Lightness28.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 01 · G 22 · B 91

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