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Recognised as Colour

#1012BA

  • #1012BA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#1012BA is a blue with RGB values 16, 18, 186 and HSL 239°, 84%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#1012BA#1012BA
HEX#1012BA
RGBrgb(16, 18, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.0627, 0.0706, 0.7294
RGB percentages6.3%, 7.1%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(239.3, 84.2%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(239.3, 91.4%, 72.9%)
CMYK91.4%, 90.3%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,053,370
CSS custom property--colour: #1012BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04088WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness64.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.55:1
Contrast with white11.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E
Inverted#EFED45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0042BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#002FB7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Tritanopia#004F6Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 13.2Dark blue · ΔE 17.9Blue violet · ΔE 22.9Navy · ΔE 23.1Dark violet · ΔE 26.7Indigo · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 13.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BAB810
Analogous#1067BA, #6310BA
Triadic#BA1012, #12BA10
Split complementary#BA6310, #67BA10
Tetradic#BA1067, #BAB810, #10BA63

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9FA0F7
Lighter +30%#7072F3
Lighter +20%#4143EF
Lighter +10%#1417E9
Darker −10%#0C0D8B
Darker −20%#08095C
Darker −30%#04042D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0002CA
Less saturated −25%#292BA1

Channel breakdown

R16
G18
B186
Red16 (6.3%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue239.29°
Saturation (HSL)84.16%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 10 · G 12 · B BA

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