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Recognised as Colour

#012EC8

  • #012EC8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#012EC8 is a blue with RGB values 1, 46, 200 and HSL 226°, 99%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#012EC8#012EC8
HEX#012EC8
RGBrgb(1, 46, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.0039, 0.1804, 0.7843
RGB percentages0.4%, 18%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(226.4, 99%, 39.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.4, 99.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK99.5%, 77%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer77,512
CSS custom property--colour: #012EC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06131WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.43:1
Contrast with white9.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#FED137

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004FCCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#003CC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Tritanopia#005D7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 19.2Medium blue · ΔE 21.3Navy · ΔE 23.2Blue violet · ΔE 24.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.4Indigo · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 19.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C89B01
Analogous#0192C8, #3701C8
Triadic#C8012E, #2EC801
Split complementary#C83801, #92C801
Tetradic#C80192, #C89B01, #01C838

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#97AEFE
Lighter +30%#6487FE
Lighter +20%#315FFE
Lighter +10%#013AFB
Darker −10%#012295
Darker −20%#001763
Darker −30%#000B30
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002DC9
Less saturated −25%#1A3CAF

Channel breakdown

R1
G46
B200
Red1 (0.4%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue226.43°
Saturation (HSL)99%
Lightness39.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 01 · G 2E · B C8

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