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#0138FE Color

#0138FE is rgb(1, 56, 254) in RGB, hsl(227, 99%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 78%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ultramarine Blue(caran D'ache) (#2111EF), visibly different at ΔE 13.85. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#0138FE
HEX#0138FE
RGBrgb(1, 56, 254)
HSLhsl(227, 99%, 50%)
HSVhsv(227, 100%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(100%, 78%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(49% 0.286 264.1)
LABlab(35.69% 50.30 -101.25)
LCHlch(35.69% 113.05 296.42)

What #0138FE 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 #0138FE, 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.

#0138FE Channel Values

How #0138FE 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 56 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 227° · S 99% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 227° · S 100% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 100% · M 78% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7:1 vs white · 3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #0138FE 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 text7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #0138FE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #0138FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #0138FE; 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 #0138FE

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 #0138FE.

How #0138FE 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#0138FE
Protanopia#3333FE
Protanomaly#2735FE
Deuteranopia#2D2DFE
Deuteranomaly#2232FE
Tritanopia#006F6F
Tritanomaly#005EBA
Achromatopsia#595959

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #0138FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-0138fe: #0138FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #0138FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-0138fe': '#0138FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.004, green: 0.220, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_0138fe">#0138FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#0138FE"

More Blue Colors

#0138FE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#0138FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #0138FE?

#0138FE is a mid-tone blue — rgb(1, 56, 254) in RGB and hsl(227, 99%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ultramarine Blue(caran D'ache) (#2111EF), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 13.85.

What is the RGB value of #0138FE?

#0138FE is rgb(1, 56, 254) — red 1, green 56, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #0138FE?

#0138FE converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 78%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #0138FE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #0138FE scores 7:1 against white and 3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #0138FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #0138FE 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 mediumblue (#0000CD) at a CIE76 distance of 16.33, which is visibly different.

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