Recognised as Colour

#0012FD

#0012FD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#0012FD is a blue with RGB values 0, 18, 253 and HSL 236°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#0012FD#0012FD

HEX#0012FD

RGBrgb(0, 18, 253)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.0706, 0.9922

RGB percentages0%, 7.1%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(235.7, 100%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(235.7, 100%, 99.2%)

CMYK100%, 92.9%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,861

CSS custom property--colour: #0012FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07524WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness86.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.38:1

Contrast with white8.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F

Inverted#FFED02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0040FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original

Tritanopia#006C95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 115.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 4.2 Medium blue · ΔE 18.3 Blue violet · ΔE 32.7 Dark violet · ΔE 35.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 47.9 Dark blue · ΔE 48.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 4.16, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FDEB00

Analogous#0090FD, #6D00FD

Triadic#FD0012, #12FD00

Split complementary#FD6D00, #91FD00

Tetradic#FD0090, #FDEB00, #00FD6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#CACEFF

Lighter +30%#979EFF

Lighter +20%#646FFF

Lighter +10%#3140FF

Darker −10%#000ECA

Darker −20%#000B97

Darker −30%#000764

Darker −40%#000331

More saturated +25%#0012FD

Less saturated −25%#202DDD

Channel breakdown

G18

B253

Red0 (0%)

Green18 (7.1%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue235.73°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 12 · B FD

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