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#01406B Color

#01406B is rgb(1, 64, 107) in RGB, hsl(204, 98%, 21%) in HSL, and about cmyk(99%, 40%, 0%, 58%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Indigo Dye (#00416A), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.53. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#01406B
HEX#01406B
RGBrgb(1, 64, 107)
HSLhsl(204, 98%, 21%)
HSVhsv(204, 99%, 42%)
CMYKcmyk(99%, 40%, 0%, 58%)
OKLCHoklch(36.1% 0.093 246.6)
LABlab(25.48% -4.41 -30.64)
LCHlch(25.48% 30.96 261.80)

What #01406B 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 #01406B, 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.

#01406B Channel Values

How #01406B 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 64 · B 1078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 204° · S 98% · L 21%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 204° · S 99% · V 42%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 99% · M 40% · Y 0% · K 58%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.79:1 vs white · 1.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #01406B 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 text10.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #01406B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #01406B; 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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Tints & Shades of #01406B

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 #01406B.

How #01406B 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#01406B
Protanopia#3A3A6B
Protanomaly#2C3D6B
Deuteranopia#34346B
Deuteranomaly#28396B
Tritanopia#004747
Tritanomaly#004458
Achromatopsia#3D3D3D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #01406B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-01406b: #01406B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #01406B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-01406b': '#01406B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.004, green: 0.251, blue: 0.420)
Android XML<color name="color_01406b">#01406B</color>
SVG fillfill="#01406B"

More Blue Colors

#01406B sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#01406B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #01406B?

#01406B is a dark blue — rgb(1, 64, 107) in RGB and hsl(204, 98%, 21%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Indigo Dye (#00416A), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.53.

What is the RGB value of #01406B?

#01406B is rgb(1, 64, 107) — red 1, green 64, and blue 107 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #01406B?

#01406B converts to approximately cmyk(99%, 40%, 0%, 58%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #01406B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #01406B scores 10.79:1 against white and 1.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #01406B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #01406B 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 steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 26.89, which is a different colour altogether.

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