Colour

#1200FB

#1200FB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#1200FB is a blue with RGB values 18, 0, 251 and HSL 244°, 100%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#1200FB#1200FB

HEX#1200FB

RGBrgb(18, 0, 251)

RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0, 0.9843

RGB percentages7.1%, 0%, 98.4%

HSLhsl(244.3, 100%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(244.3, 100%, 98.4%)

CMYK92.8%, 100%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,179,899

CSS custom property--colour: #1200FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07094WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness85.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.68:1

Contrast with white8.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#161616

Inverted#EDFF04

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0057FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#003EF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original

Tritanopia#006993no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 116.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 2 Medium blue · ΔE 19.7 Blue violet · ΔE 34 Dark violet · ΔE 36.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 49.2 Dark blue · ΔE 49.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 1.99, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E9FB00

Analogous#006BFB, #9000FB

Triadic#FB1200, #00FB12

Split complementary#FB9000, #6BFB00

Tetradic#FB006B, #E9FB00, #00FB90

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CCC8FF

Lighter +30%#9D95FF

Lighter +20%#6D62FF

Lighter +10%#3E2FFF

Darker −10%#0E00C8

Darker −20%#0B0095

Darker −30%#070062

Darker −40%#03002F

More saturated +25%#1200FB

Less saturated −25%#2D1FDC

Channel breakdown

R18

B251

Red18 (7.1%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue251 (98.4%)

Hue244.3°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 12 · G 00 · B FB

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