Skip to content

#01176F Color

#01176F is rgb(1, 23, 111) in RGB, hsl(228, 98%, 22%) in HSL, and about cmyk(99%, 79%, 0%, 56%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Midnight Blue (#191970), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.23. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#01176F
HEX#01176F
RGBrgb(1, 23, 111)
HSLhsl(228, 98%, 22%)
HSVhsv(228, 99%, 44%)
CMYKcmyk(99%, 79%, 0%, 56%)
OKLCHoklch(27.3% 0.151 264.1)
LABlab(13.14% 24.68 -53.26)
LCHlch(13.14% 58.71 294.86)

What #01176F 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 #01176F, 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.

#01176F Channel Values

How #01176F 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 23 · B 1118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 228° · S 98% · L 22%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 228° · S 99% · V 44%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 99% · M 79% · Y 0% · K 56%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance15.52:1 vs white · 1.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #01176F 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 text15.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #01176F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #01176F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #01176F; 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 #01176F

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 #01176F.

How #01176F 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#01176F
Protanopia#14146F
Protanomaly#0E156F
Deuteranopia#12126F
Deuteranomaly#0C146F
Tritanopia#002E2E
Tritanomaly#002750
Achromatopsia#242424

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #01176F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-01176f: #01176F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #01176F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-01176f': '#01176F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.004, green: 0.090, blue: 0.435)
Android XML<color name="color_01176f">#01176F</color>
SVG fillfill="#01176F"

More Blue Colors

#01176F sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#01176F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #01176F?

#01176F is a dark blue — rgb(1, 23, 111) in RGB and hsl(228, 98%, 22%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.23.

What is the RGB value of #01176F?

#01176F is rgb(1, 23, 111) — red 1, green 23, and blue 111 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #01176F?

#01176F converts to approximately cmyk(99%, 79%, 0%, 56%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #01176F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #01176F scores 15.52:1 against white and 1.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #01176F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #01176F 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 3.23, which is very hard to tell apart.

Open #01176F in a Tool

Keep exploring: every blue in the color library, the guide to shades of blue, or the full color library.