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Recognised as Colour

#12003E

  • #12003E
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#12003E is a violet with RGB values 18, 0, 62 and HSL 257°, 100%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 19.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#12003E#12003E
HEX#12003E
RGBrgb(18, 0, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0, 0.2431
RGB percentages7.1%, 0%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(257.4, 100%, 12.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.4, 100%, 24.3%)
CMYK71%, 100%, 0%, 75.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,179,710
CSS custom property--colour: #12003E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00476WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness23.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 19.17:1
Contrast with white19.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#080808
Inverted#EDFFC1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#001140no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#000D3Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Tritanopia#001320no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text19.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.1:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 19.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 35.4Indigo · ΔE 35.5Navy · ΔE 37.9Purple · ΔE 41.5
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 19.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2C3E00
Analogous#000D3E, #31003E
Triadic#3E1200, #003E12
Split complementary#3E3100, #0D3E00
Tetradic#3E000D, #2C3E00, #003E31

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#520BFF
Lighter +30%#3E00D7
Lighter +20%#3000A4
Lighter +10%#210071
Darker −10%#03000B
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#12003E
Less saturated −25%#150836

Channel breakdown

R18
G0
B62
Red18 (7.1%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue257.42°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness12.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 12 · G 00 · B 3E

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