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#011770 Color

#011770 is rgb(1, 23, 112) 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 3.41. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#011770
HEX#011770
RGBrgb(1, 23, 112)
HSLhsl(228, 98%, 22%)
HSVhsv(228, 99%, 44%)
CMYKcmyk(99%, 79%, 0%, 56%)
OKLCHoklch(27.4% 0.152 264.1)
LABlab(13.25% 25.03 -53.73)
LCHlch(13.25% 59.27 294.98)

What #011770 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 #011770, 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.

#011770 Channel Values

How #011770 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 1128-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
Luminance15.47:1 vs white · 1.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #011770 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 text15.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #011770

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #011770; 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 #011770

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 #011770.

How #011770 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#011770
Protanopia#141470
Protanomaly#0E1570
Deuteranopia#121270
Deuteranomaly#0C1470
Tritanopia#002F2F
Tritanomaly#002751
Achromatopsia#242424

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Using #011770 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-011770: #011770;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #011770;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-011770': '#011770' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.004, green: 0.090, blue: 0.439)
Android XML<color name="color_011770">#011770</color>
SVG fillfill="#011770"

More Blue Colors

#011770 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#011770 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #011770?

#011770 is a dark blue — rgb(1, 23, 112) 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 3.41.

What is the RGB value of #011770?

#011770 is rgb(1, 23, 112) — red 1, green 23, and blue 112 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #011770?

#011770 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 #011770 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #011770 scores 15.47:1 against white and 1.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #011770 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #011770 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 3.41, which is very hard to tell apart.

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