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#010232 Color

#010232 is rgb(1, 2, 50) in RGB, hsl(239, 96%, 10%) in HSL, and about cmyk(98%, 96%, 0%, 80%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maastricht Blue (#001C3D), visibly different at ΔE 12.7. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#010232
HEX#010232
RGBrgb(1, 2, 50)
HSLhsl(239, 96%, 10%)
HSVhsv(239, 98%, 20%)
CMYKcmyk(98%, 96%, 0%, 80%)
OKLCHoklch(15.1% 0.094 266)
LABlab(2.20% 10.42 -29.12)
LCHlch(2.20% 30.93 289.69)

What #010232 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 #010232, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#010232 Channel Values

How #010232 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 1 · G 2 · B 508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 239° · S 96% · L 10%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 239° · S 98% · V 20%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 98% · M 96% · Y 0% · K 80%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance19.89:1 vs white · 1.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #010232 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 text19.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #010232 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #010232

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #010232; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #010232

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #010232.

How #010232 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#010232
Protanopia#020232
Protanomaly#010232
Deuteranopia#020232
Deuteranomaly#010232
Tritanopia#000E0E
Tritanomaly#000A21
Achromatopsia#090909

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #010232 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-010232: #010232;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #010232;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-010232': '#010232' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.004, green: 0.008, blue: 0.196)
Android XML<color name="color_010232">#010232</color>
SVG fillfill="#010232"

More Blue Colors

#010232 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#010232 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #010232?

#010232 is a darkest blue — rgb(1, 2, 50) in RGB and hsl(239, 96%, 10%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maastricht Blue (#001C3D), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.7.

What is the RGB value of #010232?

#010232 is rgb(1, 2, 50) — red 1, green 2, and blue 50 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #010232?

#010232 converts to approximately cmyk(98%, 96%, 0%, 80%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #010232 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #010232 scores 19.89:1 against white and 1.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #010232 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #010232 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 midnightblue (#191970) at a CIE76 distance of 29.63, which is a different colour altogether.

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