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#013E8D Color

#013E8D is rgb(1, 62, 141) in RGB, hsl(214, 99%, 28%) in HSL, and about cmyk(99%, 56%, 0%, 45%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Iron Indigo (#184FA1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.3. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#013E8D
HEX#013E8D
RGBrgb(1, 62, 141)
HSLhsl(214, 99%, 28%)
HSVhsv(214, 99%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(99%, 56%, 0%, 45%)
OKLCHoklch(38.3% 0.143 258.4)
LABlab(26.95% 9.42 -49.58)
LCHlch(26.95% 50.47 280.76)

What #013E8D 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 #013E8D, 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.

#013E8D Channel Values

How #013E8D 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 62 · B 1418-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 214° · S 99% · L 28%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 214° · S 99% · V 55%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 99% · M 56% · Y 0% · K 45%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.12:1 vs white · 2.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #013E8D 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 text10.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #013E8D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #013E8D; 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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Tints & Shades of #013E8D

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #013E8D.

How #013E8D 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#013E8D
Protanopia#38388D
Protanomaly#2B3B8D
Deuteranopia#32328D
Deuteranomaly#26378D
Tritanopia#004E4E
Tritanomaly#00486D
Achromatopsia#424242

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Using #013E8D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-013e8d: #013E8D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #013E8D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-013e8d': '#013E8D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.004, green: 0.243, blue: 0.553)
Android XML<color name="color_013e8d">#013E8D</color>
SVG fillfill="#013E8D"

More Blue Colors

#013E8D sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#013E8D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #013E8D?

#013E8D is a dark blue — rgb(1, 62, 141) in RGB and hsl(214, 99%, 28%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Iron Indigo (#184FA1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.3.

What is the RGB value of #013E8D?

#013E8D is rgb(1, 62, 141) — red 1, green 62, and blue 141 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #013E8D?

#013E8D converts to approximately cmyk(99%, 56%, 0%, 45%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #013E8D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #013E8D scores 10.12:1 against white and 2.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #013E8D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #013E8D 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 14.2, which is visibly different.

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