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#01306A Color

#01306A is rgb(1, 48, 106) in RGB, hsl(213, 98%, 21%) in HSL, and about cmyk(99%, 55%, 0%, 58%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yale Blue (#00356B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.09. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#01306A
HEX#01306A
RGBrgb(1, 48, 106)
HSLhsl(213, 98%, 21%)
HSVhsv(213, 99%, 42%)
CMYKcmyk(99%, 55%, 0%, 58%)
OKLCHoklch(32% 0.112 257)
LABlab(20.04% 5.56 -38.71)
LCHlch(20.04% 39.11 278.17)

What #01306A 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 #01306A, 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.

#01306A Channel Values

How #01306A 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 48 · B 1068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 213° · S 98% · L 21%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 213° · S 99% · V 42%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 99% · M 55% · Y 0% · K 58%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance12.87:1 vs white · 1.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #01306A 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 text12.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #01306A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #01306A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #01306A; 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
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #01306A

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 #01306A.

How #01306A 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#01306A
Protanopia#2B2B6A
Protanomaly#212D6A
Deuteranopia#27276A
Deuteranomaly#1D2B6A
Tritanopia#003B3B
Tritanomaly#003752
Achromatopsia#323232

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #01306A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-01306a: #01306A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #01306A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-01306a': '#01306A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.004, green: 0.188, blue: 0.416)
Android XML<color name="color_01306a">#01306A</color>
SVG fillfill="#01306A"

More Blue Colors

#01306A sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#01306A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #01306A?

#01306A is a dark blue — rgb(1, 48, 106) in RGB and hsl(213, 98%, 21%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yale Blue (#00356B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.09.

What is the RGB value of #01306A?

#01306A is rgb(1, 48, 106) — red 1, green 48, and blue 106 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #01306A?

#01306A converts to approximately cmyk(99%, 55%, 0%, 58%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #01306A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #01306A scores 12.87:1 against white and 1.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #01306A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #01306A 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 19.3, which is visibly different.

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