Nerdulator> put something in

Colour

#1200FC

  • #1200FC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#1200FC is a blue with RGB values 18, 0, 252 and HSL 244°, 100%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#1200FC#1200FC
HEX#1200FC
RGBrgb(18, 0, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0, 0.9882
RGB percentages7.1%, 0%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(244.3, 100%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.3, 100%, 98.8%)
CMYK92.9%, 100%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,179,900
CSS custom property--colour: #1200FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07157WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.64:1
Contrast with white8.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#161616
Inverted#EDFF03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#003EF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Tritanopia#006A94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 117.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 1.6Medium blue · ΔE 20.1Blue violet · ΔE 34.3Dark violet · ΔE 36.9Dark orchid · ΔE 49.5Dark blue · ΔE 50.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 1.59, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAFC00
Analogous#006CFC, #9000FC
Triadic#FC1200, #00FC12
Split complementary#FC9000, #6CFC00
Tetradic#FC006C, #EAFC00, #00FC90

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDC9FF
Lighter +30%#9D96FF
Lighter +20%#6E63FF
Lighter +10%#3F30FF
Darker −10%#0E00C9
Darker −20%#0B0096
Darker −30%#070063
Darker −40%#030030
More saturated +25%#1200FC
Less saturated −25%#2D20DD

Channel breakdown

R18
G0
B252
Red18 (7.1%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue244.29°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 12 · G 00 · B FC

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “1200fc” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.