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Recognised as Colour

#012479

  • #012479
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#012479 is a blue with RGB values 1, 36, 121 and HSL 223°, 98%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#012479#012479
HEX#012479
RGBrgb(1, 36, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.0039, 0.1412, 0.4745
RGB percentages0.4%, 14.1%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(222.5, 98.4%, 23.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.5, 99.2%, 47.5%)
CMYK99.2%, 70.2%, 0%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer74,873
CSS custom property--colour: #012479;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02649WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness49.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.73:1
Contrast with white13.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#232323
Inverted#FEDB86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00337Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#002877no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#003C4Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 6.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.3Indigo · ΔE 25.6Navy · ΔE 26Slate blue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 6.27, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#795601
Analogous#016079, #1A0179
Triadic#790124, #247901
Split complementary#791A01, #607901
Tetradic#790160, #795601, #01791A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#497DFD
Lighter +30%#1659FD
Lighter +20%#0242DE
Lighter +10%#0133AC
Darker −10%#011546
Darker −20%#000614
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00247A
Less saturated −25%#102A6A

Channel breakdown

R1
G36
B121
Red1 (0.4%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue222.5°
Saturation (HSL)98.36%
Lightness23.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 01 · G 24 · B 79

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