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#01308E Color

#01308E is rgb(1, 48, 142) in RGB, hsl(220, 99%, 28%) in HSL, and about cmyk(99%, 66%, 0%, 44%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Smalt (Dark Powder Blue) (#003399), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.65. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#01308E
HEX#01308E
RGBrgb(1, 48, 142)
HSLhsl(220, 99%, 28%)
HSVhsv(220, 99%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(99%, 66%, 0%, 44%)
OKLCHoklch(35.4% 0.162 262.1)
LABlab(22.88% 19.13 -56.84)
LCHlch(22.88% 59.97 288.60)

What #01308E 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 #01308E, 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.

#01308E Channel Values

How #01308E 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 1428-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 220° · S 99% · L 28%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 220° · S 99% · V 56%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 99% · M 66% · Y 0% · K 44%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.57:1 vs white · 1.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #01308E 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 text11.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #01308E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #01308E; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #01308E

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 #01308E.

How #01308E 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#01308E
Protanopia#2B2B8E
Protanomaly#212D8E
Deuteranopia#27278E
Deuteranomaly#1D2B8E
Tritanopia#004545
Tritanomaly#003E6A
Achromatopsia#393939

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #01308E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-01308e: #01308E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #01308E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-01308e': '#01308E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.004, green: 0.188, blue: 0.557)
Android XML<color name="color_01308e">#01308E</color>
SVG fillfill="#01308E"

More Blue Colors

#01308E sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#01308E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #01308E?

#01308E is a dark blue — rgb(1, 48, 142) in RGB and hsl(220, 99%, 28%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Smalt (Dark Powder Blue) (#003399), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.65.

What is the RGB value of #01308E?

#01308E is rgb(1, 48, 142) — red 1, green 48, and blue 142 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #01308E?

#01308E converts to approximately cmyk(99%, 66%, 0%, 44%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #01308E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #01308E scores 11.57:1 against white and 1.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #01308E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #01308E 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 12.04, which is visibly different.

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