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#01239E

#01239e ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#01239e is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.39% red, 13.73% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 99.37% cyan, 77.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 227.01°, with 98.74% saturation and 31.18% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 1.31.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0368

Complementary

  1. #01239e
  2. #9e7c01

Split complementary

  1. #01239e
  2. #9e2e01
  3. #729e01

Analogous

  1. #01729e
  2. #01239e
  3. #2e019e

Triadic

  1. #01239e
  2. #9e0123
  3. #239e01

Tetradic

  1. #01239e
  2. #7c019e
  3. #9e7c01
  4. #239e01

Square

  1. #01239e
  2. #9e0172
  3. #9e7c01
  4. #019e2e

Monochromatic

  1. #000414
  2. #011252
  3. #01239e
  4. #0134ea
  5. #3a65fe

Shades

#01239e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #01239e
  2. #01208e
  3. #011c7e
  4. #01196f
  5. #01155f
  6. #01124f
  7. #000e3f
  8. #000b2f
  9. #000720
  10. #000410
  11. #000000

Tints

#01239e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #01239e
  2. #1a39a8
  3. #344fb1
  4. #4d65bb
  5. #677bc5
  6. #8091cf
  7. #99a7d8
  8. #b3bde2
  9. #ccd3ec
  10. #e6e9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#01239e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #01239e
  2. #0e2c9b
  3. #1a3698
  4. #273f95
  5. #344892
  6. #41528f
  7. #4d5b8c
  8. #5a6489
  9. #676d86
  10. #737783
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #363636 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #292f6f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003da2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002e9c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00495f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0035a0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002a9d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003d7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-01239e {
  color: #01239e;
}
Background
.bg-01239e {
  background-color: #01239e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-01239e {
  border: 2px solid #01239e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #01239e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 1 35 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 99% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-01239e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #01239e, #2e019e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-01239e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(1 35 158 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 1.31 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.32 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.61 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.92 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.04 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.71 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.84 #fedc61 Inverted #363636 Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#01239e  rgb(1, 35, 158)  hsl(227, 99%, 31%)  Imperial Blue
#9e7c01  rgb(158, 124, 1)  hsl(47, 99%, 31%)  Dark Goldenrod
#9e0123  rgb(158, 1, 35)  hsl(347, 99%, 31%)  Carmine
#239e01  rgb(35, 158, 1)  hsl(107, 99%, 31%)  Islamic Green