#01398D Color

#01398D is rgb(1, 57, 141) in RGB, hsl(216, 99%, 28%) in HSL, and about cmyk(99%, 60%, 0%, 45%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is St. Patrick's Blue (#23297A), visibly different at ΔE 10. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#01398D

HEX#01398D

RGBrgb(1, 57, 141)

HSLhsl(216, 99%, 28%)

HSVhsv(216, 99%, 55%)

CMYKcmyk(99%, 60%, 0%, 45%)

OKLCHoklch(37.2% 0.149 259.9)

LABlab(25.43% 12.73 -52.06)

LCHlch(25.43% 53.59 283.74)

What #01398D 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 #01398D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

St. Patrick's Blue#23297AΔE 10 Iron Indigo#184FA1ΔE 10.14 Cobalt Blue#0047ABΔE 10.22 Cosmic Cobalt#2E2D88ΔE 11.73 Smalt (Dark Powder Blue)#003399ΔE 12.01 Sapphire Navy#082567ΔE 13.08

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#01398D Channel Values

How #01398D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 1 · G 57 · B 141	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 216° · S 99% · L 28%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 216° · S 99% · V 55%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 99% · M 60% · Y 0% · K 45%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	10.65:1 vs white · 1.97:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #01398D 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 text10.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #01398D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #01398D; 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

Analogous

Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #01398D

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

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How #01398D 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#01398D

Protanopia#34348D

Protanomaly#27368D

Deuteranopia#2E2E8D

Deuteranomaly#23338D

Tritanopia#004A4A

Tritanomaly#00446B

Achromatopsia#3E3E3E

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Using #01398D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-01398d: #01398D;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #01398D;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-01398d': '#01398D' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.004, green: 0.224, blue: 0.553)

Android XML<color name="color_01398d">#01398D</color>

SVG fillfill="#01398D"

More Blue Colors

#01398D sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#01398D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #01398D?

#01398D is a dark blue — rgb(1, 57, 141) in RGB and hsl(216, 99%, 28%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is St. Patrick's Blue (#23297A), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.

What is the RGB value of #01398D?

#01398D is rgb(1, 57, 141) — red 1, green 57, and blue 141 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #01398D?

#01398D converts to approximately cmyk(99%, 60%, 0%, 45%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #01398D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #01398D scores 10.65:1 against white and 1.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #01398D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #01398D 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 13.63, which is visibly different.

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