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Colour

#1200EF

  • #1200EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#1200EF is a blue with RGB values 18, 0, 239 and HSL 245°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#1200EF#1200EF
HEX#1200EF
RGBrgb(18, 0, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0, 0.9373
RGB percentages7.1%, 0%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(244.5, 100%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.5, 100%, 93.7%)
CMYK92.5%, 100%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,179,887
CSS custom property--colour: #1200EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06361WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.24:1
Contrast with white9.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#151515
Inverted#EDFF10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0053F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#003AECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00648Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 112.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 7.1Medium blue · ΔE 14.5Blue violet · ΔE 30.4Dark violet · ΔE 33.1Dark blue · ΔE 44.6Dark orchid · ΔE 45.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 7.08, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDEF00
Analogous#0065EF, #8A00EF
Triadic#EF1200, #00EF12
Split complementary#EF8A00, #65EF00
Tetradic#EF0065, #DDEF00, #00EF8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C1BCFF
Lighter +30%#9289FF
Lighter +20%#6356FF
Lighter +10%#3423FF
Darker −10%#0E00BC
Darker −20%#0A0089
Darker −30%#060056
Darker −40%#030023
More saturated +25%#1200EF
Less saturated −25%#2B1ED1

Channel breakdown

R18
G0
B239
Red18 (7.1%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue244.52°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 12 · G 00 · B EF

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