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Recognised as Colour

#012442

  • #012442
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#012442 is a blue with RGB values 1, 36, 66 and HSL 208°, 97%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#012442#012442
HEX#012442
RGBrgb(1, 36, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.0039, 0.1412, 0.2588
RGB percentages0.4%, 14.1%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(207.7, 97%, 13.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.7, 98.5%, 25.9%)
CMYK98.5%, 45.5%, 0%, 74.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer74,818
CSS custom property--colour: #012442;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01662WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness35.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.76:1
Contrast with white15.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F
Inverted#FEDBBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#152643no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#092041no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#002B2Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 26.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 36Dim grey · ΔE 38.1Steel blue · ΔE 40.4Midnight blue · ΔE 40.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 26.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#421F01
Analogous#014240, #010342
Triadic#420124, #244201
Split complementary#420103, #424001
Tetradic#400142, #421F01, #034201

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#1490FB
Lighter +30%#0376D9
Lighter +20%#035BA6
Lighter +10%#023F74
Darker −10%#000910
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002443
Less saturated −25%#09233A

Channel breakdown

R1
G36
B66
Red1 (0.4%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue207.69°
Saturation (HSL)97.01%
Lightness13.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 01 · G 24 · B 42

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