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Recognised as Colour

#012488

  • #012488
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#012488 is a blue with RGB values 1, 36, 136 and HSL 224°, 99%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#012488#012488
HEX#012488
RGBrgb(1, 36, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.0039, 0.1412, 0.5333
RGB percentages0.4%, 14.1%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(224.4, 98.5%, 26.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.4, 99.3%, 53.3%)
CMYK99.3%, 73.5%, 0%, 46.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer74,888
CSS custom property--colour: #012488;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03046WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.05:1
Contrast with white13.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#242424
Inverted#FEDB77

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00378Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#002A86no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Tritanopia#004153no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 9.2Navy · ΔE 18.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.9Indigo · ΔE 19.9Dark blue · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 9.24, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#886501
Analogous#016788, #220188
Triadic#880124, #248801
Split complementary#882201, #678801
Tetradic#880167, #886501, #018822

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#5782FE
Lighter +30%#255DFD
Lighter +20%#023FED
Lighter +10%#0131BB
Darker −10%#011755
Darker −20%#000923
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002489
Less saturated −25%#122C77

Channel breakdown

R1
G36
B136
Red1 (0.4%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue224.44°
Saturation (HSL)98.54%
Lightness26.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 01 · G 24 · B 88

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