Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #012b97, its pure hue is 223.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 98.7%, and its lightness is 29.8%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #012b97, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #000513 to #012684.
The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #012b97. In RGB, it consists of 0.4% Red, 16.9% Green, and 59.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 99.3% Cyan, 71.5% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 40.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 223.2°, with saturation of 98.7% and lightness of 29.8%. The decimal value for #012b97 is 76695, and its nearest "web safe" color is #003399. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #012b97 is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
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Tints of #012b97
Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #012b97, its pure hue is 223.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 98.7%, and its lightness is 29.8%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #012b97, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #2146a4 to #dfe5f2.
Tones of #012b97
Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #012b97, its pure hue is 223.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 98.7%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #012b97, which range from #4c4c4c (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #002b98 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).
Variations of #012b97
There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #012b97! For #012b97, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #012b97. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!
Color Coordinates of #012b97
This color, #012b97, consists of 0.4% Red, 16.9% Green, and 59.2% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 1, Green = 43, Blue = 151. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #012b97 is 99.3% Cyan, 71.5% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 40.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.
Color Base | R (Red) | G (Green) | B (Blue) |
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Decimal | 1 | 43 | 151 |
Octal | 1 | 53 | 227 |
Hexa | #01 | #2b | #97 |
Binary | 00000001 | 00101011 | 10010111 |
Color Base | C (Cyan) | M (Magenta) | Y (Yellow) | Y (Black) |
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Decimal | 99 | 71 | 0 | 40 |
Octal | 143 | 107 | 0 | 50 |
Hexa | #63 | #47 | #00 | #28 |
Binary | 01100011 | 01000111 | 00000000 | 00101000 |
Analogous Colors of #012b97
Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #012b97 — which has hue 223.2° — its analogous colors are located at 193.2° and 253.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #012b97.
Triadic Colors of #012b97
Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #012b97 — which has hue 223.2° — its triadic colors are located at 103.2° and 343.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #012b97.
Complementary Color of #012b97
A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #012b97 — which has hue 223.2° — its complementary color is located at 43.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #012b97.
Split Complementary Colors of #012b97
Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #012b97 — which has hue 223.2° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 13.2° and 223.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #012b97.
Tetradic Colors of #012b97
Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #012b97 — which has hue 223.2° — its tetradic colors are located at 133.2°, 223.2°, 313.2°, and 43.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #012b97.
Monochromatic Colors of #012b97
Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #012b97, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #01164b — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #0140e3 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).
HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #012b97
We want to make getting started with #012b97 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #012b97 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #012b97 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span>
and <div>
tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #012b97 with other HTML elements.
#012b97 Foreground / Text Color
<span style="color: #012b97;">The color of this text is #012b97.</span>
#012b97 Background Color
<div style="background-color: #012b97; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #012b97.</div>
#012b97 Text Shadow Color
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #012b97;">This color for the shadow of this text is #012b97.</span>
#012b97 Border Color
<div style="border: #012b97 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #012b97.</div>
#012b97 Color Rectangle on a White Background
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #012b97; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #012b97 on a white background.</div></div>
#012b97 Color Rectangle on a Black Background
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #012b97; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #012b97 on a black background.</div></div>
Gradient from #012b97 to White
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#012b97,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#012b97,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#012b97,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#012b97,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #012b97 to white.</div>
Gradient from #012b97 to Black
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#012b97,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#012b97,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#012b97,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#012b97,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #012b97 to black.</div>
Coding & Programming with #012b97
In addition to using #012b97 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #012b97 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #012b97, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 1, Green = 43, Blue = 151). If you need details about the color coordinates of #012b97 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.
Language | Environment | Code Snippet |
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HTML + CSS (Hex Code) | Web | #012b97 |
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) | Web | rgb(1, 43, 151) |
CSS Background Color | Web | .myclass { background-color: #012b97; } |
CSS Foreground + Text Color | Web | .myclass { color: #012b97; } |
CSS Border Color | Web | .myclass { border: 2px solid #012b97; } |
Java | (Multi-platform) | new Color(1, 43, 151); |
Python | (Multi-platform) | Color("#012b97") |
Swift | iOS | UIColor(red:1, green:43, blue:151, alpha:1.0000) |
Objective-C (iOS) | iOS | [UIColor colorWithRed:1 green:43 blue:151 alpha:1.0000]; |
OpenGL | (Graphics) | glColor3f(1f, 43f, 151f); |
C# / .NET | Windows | Color.FromArgb(1, 43, 151); |
#012b97 Color Blindness
Not everyone can see #012b97 the same way. For those with color blindness, #012b97 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #012b97 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #012b97 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #012b97 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #012b97 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!
Trichromacy
Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women
Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women
Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000
Dichromacy
Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000
Accessibility Recommended
We analyzed whether #012b97 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 11.7:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.