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Recognised as Colour

#012FCE

  • #012FCE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#012FCE is a blue with RGB values 1, 47, 206 and HSL 227°, 99%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#012FCE#012FCE
HEX#012FCE
RGBrgb(1, 47, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.0039, 0.1843, 0.8078
RGB percentages0.4%, 18.4%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(226.5, 99%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.5, 99.5%, 80.8%)
CMYK99.5%, 77.2%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer77,774
CSS custom property--colour: #012FCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06496WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.13:1
Contrast with white9.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#FED031

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0052D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#003ECBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00607Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 19.3Dark blue · ΔE 21.2Blue violet · ΔE 23.5Navy · ΔE 25.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.3Dark orchid · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 19.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEA001
Analogous#0196CE, #3901CE
Triadic#CE012F, #2FCE01
Split complementary#CE3901, #96CE01
Tetradic#CE0196, #CEA001, #01CE39

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9CB2FF
Lighter +30%#6A8BFE
Lighter +20%#3764FE
Lighter +10%#043CFE
Darker −10%#01239B
Darker −20%#011868
Darker −30%#000C36
Darker −40%#000103
More saturated +25%#002ECF
Less saturated −25%#1B3DB4

Channel breakdown

R1
G47
B206
Red1 (0.4%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue226.54°
Saturation (HSL)99.03%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 01 · G 2F · B CE

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