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Colour

#0012FF

  • #0012FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#0012FF is a blue with RGB values 0, 18, 255 and HSL 236°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#0012FF#0012FF
HEX#0012FF
RGBrgb(0, 18, 255)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.0706, 1
RGB percentages0%, 7.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(235.8, 100%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.8, 100%, 100%)
CMYK100%, 92.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,863
CSS custom property--colour: #0012FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07653WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.3:1
Contrast with white8.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F
Inverted#FFED00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005BFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0040FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Tritanopia#006D97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 115.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 3.5Medium blue · ΔE 19.2Blue violet · ΔE 33.4Dark violet · ΔE 36.5Dark orchid · ΔE 48.6Dark blue · ΔE 49.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 3.47, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFED00
Analogous#0092FF, #6D00FF
Triadic#FF0012, #12FF00
Split complementary#FF6D00, #92FF00
Tetradic#FF0092, #FFED00, #00FF6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCD0FF
Lighter +30%#99A0FF
Lighter +20%#6671FF
Lighter +10%#3341FF
Darker −10%#000ECC
Darker −20%#000B99
Darker −30%#000766
Darker −40%#000433
More saturated +25%#0012FF
Less saturated −25%#202DDF

Channel breakdown

R0
G18
B255
Red0 (0%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue235.76°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 12 · B FF

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