Colour

#0412CD

#0412CD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#0412CD is a blue with RGB values 4, 18, 205 and HSL 236°, 96%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0412CD#0412CD

HEX#0412CD

RGBrgb(4, 18, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.0706, 0.8039

RGB percentages1.6%, 7.1%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(235.8, 96.2%, 41%)

HSV / HSBhsv(235.8, 98%, 80.4%)

CMYK98%, 91.2%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer266,957

CSS custom property--colour: #0412CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04866WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness70.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.64:1

Contrast with white10.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D

Inverted#FBED32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0048D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0033CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original

Tritanopia#005779no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 96.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text10.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 4.8 Blue violet · ΔE 22.4 Blue · ΔE 25.3 Dark violet · ΔE 26.5 Dark blue · ΔE 26.8 Navy · ΔE 32

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 4.79, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CDBF04

Analogous#0476CD, #5B04CD

Triadic#CD0412, #12CD04

Split complementary#CD5B04, #76CD04

Tetradic#CD0476, #CDBF04, #04CD5B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A0A6FD

Lighter +30%#6E78FC

Lighter +20%#3C49FB

Lighter +10%#0A1BFA

Darker −10%#030E9B

Darker −20%#020969

Darker −30%#010537

Darker −40%#000005

More saturated +25%#000FD1

Less saturated −25%#1E28B3

Channel breakdown

G18

B205

Red4 (1.6%)

Green18 (7.1%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue235.82°

Saturation (HSL)96.17%

Lightness40.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 04 · G 12 · B CD

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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