Palettes / Colors / #010946

#010946 — Dark Vivid Blue

#010946 is a blue color we call Dark Vivid Blue, closest to the named color MidnightBlue (#191970). It belongs to the blue family.

#010946 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is deep enough for text, outlines and dark interface surfaces, and makes light colors glow next to it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #463E01; it also sits naturally between #012C46 and #1C0146. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 0% · Green 4% · Blue 27%

Cyan 99% · Magenta 87% · Yellow 0% · Key 73%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #010946

.text { color: #010946; }
.background { background-color: #010946; }
.border { border: 3px solid #010946; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(1, 9, 70); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(233, 97%, 14%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #010946; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(1, 9, 70, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #010946; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(1, 9, 70, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#010946">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#010946">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #463E01:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #010946: #FFFFFF.

How #010946 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #010946 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #010946?

#010946 is Dark Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 1, 9, 70). Its closest standard named color is MidnightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #010946?

#010946 is RGB 1, 9, 70 — HSL 233°, 97%, 14% — CMYK 99%, 87%, 0%, 73%.

What colors go with #010946?

Its complement is #463E01; analogous partners are #012C46 and #1C0146. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #010946 for text?

White text on #010946 has a contrast ratio of 18.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.13:1.