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#013151 Color

#013151 is rgb(1, 49, 81) in RGB, hsl(204, 98%, 16%) in HSL, and about cmyk(99%, 40%, 0%, 68%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Prussian Blue (#003153), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.36. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#013151
HEX#013151
RGBrgb(1, 49, 81)
HSLhsl(204, 98%, 16%)
HSVhsv(204, 99%, 32%)
CMYKcmyk(99%, 40%, 0%, 68%)
OKLCHoklch(30.2% 0.075 244.8)
LABlab(18.83% -4.69 -24.23)
LCHlch(18.83% 24.68 259.04)

What #013151 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 #013151, 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.

#013151 Channel Values

How #013151 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 49 · B 818-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 204° · S 98% · L 16%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 204° · S 99% · V 32%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 99% · M 40% · Y 0% · K 68%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.47:1 vs white · 1.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #013151 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 text13.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #013151

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #013151; 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 #013151

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 #013151.

How #013151 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#013151
Protanopia#2C2C51
Protanomaly#212E51
Deuteranopia#272751
Deuteranomaly#1D2C51
Tritanopia#003636
Tritanomaly#003442
Achromatopsia#2F2F2F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #013151 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-013151: #013151;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #013151;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-013151': '#013151' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.004, green: 0.192, blue: 0.318)
Android XML<color name="color_013151">#013151</color>
SVG fillfill="#013151"

More Blue Colors

#013151 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#013151 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #013151?

#013151 is a darkest blue — rgb(1, 49, 81) in RGB and hsl(204, 98%, 16%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Prussian Blue (#003153), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.36.

What is the RGB value of #013151?

#013151 is rgb(1, 49, 81) — red 1, green 49, and blue 81 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #013151?

#013151 converts to approximately cmyk(99%, 40%, 0%, 68%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #013151 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #013151 scores 13.47:1 against white and 1.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #013151 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #013151 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 darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 24.91, which is visibly different.

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