#001C38 Color

#001C38 is rgb(0, 28, 56) in RGB, hsl(210, 100%, 11%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 50%, 0%, 78%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Navy (#0B1F3A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.58. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#001C38

HEX#001C38

RGBrgb(0, 28, 56)

HSLhsl(210, 100%, 11%)

HSVhsv(210, 100%, 22%)

CMYKcmyk(100%, 50%, 0%, 78%)

OKLCHoklch(22.4% 0.065 250.7)

LABlab(9.58% -0.75 -21.69)

LCHlch(9.58% 21.70 268.03)

What #001C38 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #001C38, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Deep Navy#0B1F3AΔE 2.58 Maastricht Blue#001C3DΔE 3.68 Oxford Blue#002147ΔE 7.12 Prussian Blue#003153ΔE 10.6 Space Cadet#1D2951ΔE 11.26 Dark Midnight Blue#003366ΔE 17.57

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#001C38 Channel Values

How #001C38 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 0 · G 28 · B 56	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 210° · S 100% · L 11%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 210° · S 100% · V 22%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 100% · M 50% · Y 0% · K 78%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	17.17:1 vs white · 1.22:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #001C38 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text17.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #001C38

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #001C38; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #001C38

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #001C38 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#001C38

Protanopia#191938

Protanomaly#111A38

Deuteranopia#161638

Deuteranomaly#0F1838

Tritanopia#002121

Tritanomaly#001F2C

Achromatopsia#1B1B1B

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Using #001C38 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-001c38: #001C38;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #001C38;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-001c38': '#001C38' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.110, blue: 0.220)

Android XML<color name="color_001c38">#001C38</color>

SVG fillfill="#001C38"

More Blue Colors

#001C38 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

001c3d 0018a8 002147 0014a8 002387 000f89 002395 0000ff 002e57 0000f5 003061 0000f0 0078e0 0f0fff 1b1b3a 297eff 3719e1 4c516d 62748e 77b5fe 93d3fb b6cdf6 d3d9de f1f5f9

#001C38 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #001C38?

#001C38 is a darkest blue — rgb(0, 28, 56) in RGB and hsl(210, 100%, 11%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Navy (#0B1F3A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.58.

What is the RGB value of #001C38?

#001C38 is rgb(0, 28, 56) — red 0, green 28, and blue 56 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #001C38?

#001C38 converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 50%, 0%, 78%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #001C38 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #001C38 scores 17.17:1 against white and 1.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #001C38 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #001C38 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 23.72, which is visibly different.

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