Recognised as Colour

#0122CD

#0122CD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#0122CD is a blue with RGB values 1, 34, 205 and HSL 230°, 99%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#0122CD

RGBrgb(1, 34, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.0039, 0.1333, 0.8039

RGB percentages0.4%, 13.3%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(230.3, 99%, 40.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(230.3, 99.5%, 80.4%)

CMYK99.5%, 83.4%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer74,445

CSS custom property--colour: #0122CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05558WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness74 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.94:1

Contrast with white9.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#272727

Inverted#FEDD32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004CD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#0038CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original

Tritanopia#005B7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 91.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 11.8 Blue violet · ΔE 21.9 Dark blue · ΔE 23 Dark violet · ΔE 27.2 Navy · ΔE 28 Dark orchid · ΔE 31

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 11.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CDAC01

Analogous#0188CD, #4601CD

Triadic#CD0122, #22CD01

Split complementary#CD4601, #88CD01

Tetradic#CD0188, #CDAC01, #01CD46

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9BACFF

Lighter +30%#6981FE

Lighter +20%#3656FE

Lighter +10%#032CFE

Darker −10%#011A9A

Darker −20%#011167

Darker −30%#000935

Darker −40%#000002

More saturated +25%#0021CE

Less saturated −25%#1B33B3

Channel breakdown

G34

B205

Red1 (0.4%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue230.29°

Saturation (HSL)99.03%

Lightness40.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 01 · G 22 · B CD

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