Colour

#1200EE

#1200EE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#1200EE is a blue with RGB values 18, 0, 238 and HSL 245°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#1200EE#1200EE

HEX#1200EE

RGBrgb(18, 0, 238)

RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0, 0.9333

RGB percentages7.1%, 0%, 93.3%

HSLhsl(244.5, 100%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(244.5, 100%, 93.3%)

CMYK92.4%, 100%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,179,886

CSS custom property--colour: #1200EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06302WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness81 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.29:1

Contrast with white9.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#151515

Inverted#EDFF11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0053F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#003AEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original

Tritanopia#00638Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 111.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 7.5 Medium blue · ΔE 14.1 Blue violet · ΔE 30.1 Dark violet · ΔE 32.9 Dark blue · ΔE 44.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 44.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 7.51, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DCEE00

Analogous#0065EE, #8900EE

Triadic#EE1200, #00EE12

Split complementary#EE8900, #65EE00

Tetradic#EE0065, #DCEE00, #00EE89

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C0BBFF

Lighter +30%#9188FF

Lighter +20%#6255FF

Lighter +10%#3322FF

Darker −10%#0E00BB

Darker −20%#0A0088

Darker −30%#060055

Darker −40%#030022

More saturated +25%#1200EE

Less saturated −25%#2B1ED0

Channel breakdown

R18

B238

Red18 (7.1%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue238 (93.3%)

Hue244.54°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 12 · G 00 · B EE

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