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#01139D Color

#01139D is rgb(1, 19, 157) in RGB, hsl(233, 99%, 31%) in HSL, and about cmyk(99%, 88%, 0%, 38%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Ribbon (#0B10A2), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.61. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#01139D
HEX#01139D
RGBrgb(1, 19, 157)
HSLhsl(233, 99%, 31%)
HSVhsv(233, 99%, 62%)
CMYKcmyk(99%, 88%, 0%, 38%)
OKLCHoklch(32.9% 0.208 264.4)
LABlab(18.00% 41.00 -74.16)
LCHlch(18.00% 84.73 298.94)

What #01139D 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 #01139D, 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.

#01139D Channel Values

How #01139D 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 19 · B 1578-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 233° · S 99% · L 31%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 233° · S 99% · V 62%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 99% · M 88% · Y 0% · K 38%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.28:1 vs white · 1.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #01139D 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 text13.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #01139D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #01139D; 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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Tints & Shades of #01139D

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #01139D.

How #01139D 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#01139D
Protanopia#11119D
Protanomaly#0B129D
Deuteranopia#0E0E9D
Deuteranomaly#09109D
Tritanopia#003E3E
Tritanomaly#003271
Achromatopsia#303030

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #01139D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-01139d: #01139D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #01139D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-01139d': '#01139D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.004, green: 0.075, blue: 0.616)
Android XML<color name="color_01139d">#01139D</color>
SVG fillfill="#01139D"

More Blue Colors

#01139D sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#01139D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #01139D?

#01139D is a dark blue — rgb(1, 19, 157) in RGB and hsl(233, 99%, 31%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Ribbon (#0B10A2), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.61.

What is the RGB value of #01139D?

#01139D is rgb(1, 19, 157) — red 1, green 19, and blue 157 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #01139D?

#01139D converts to approximately cmyk(99%, 88%, 0%, 38%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #01139D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #01139D scores 13.28:1 against white and 1.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #01139D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #01139D 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 darkblue (#00008B) at a CIE76 distance of 6.24, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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