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Recognised as Colour

#1207C9

  • #1207C9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#1207C9 is a blue with RGB values 18, 7, 201 and HSL 243°, 93%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#1207C9#1207C9
HEX#1207C9
RGBrgb(18, 7, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.0275, 0.7882
RGB percentages7.1%, 2.7%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(243.4, 93.3%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.4, 96.5%, 78.8%)
CMYK91%, 96.5%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,181,641
CSS custom property--colour: #1207C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04498WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness68.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.06:1
Contrast with white11.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#171717
Inverted#EDF836

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0045CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0031C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Tritanopia#005475no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 97.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 3.7Blue violet · ΔE 22.5Blue · ΔE 25Dark violet · ΔE 25.9Dark blue · ΔE 26.8Navy · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 3.65, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEC907
Analogous#075DC9, #7307C9
Triadic#C91207, #07C912
Split complementary#C97307, #5DC907
Tetradic#C9075D, #BEC907, #07C973

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A5A0FC
Lighter +30%#776FFA
Lighter +20%#483EF8
Lighter +10%#1A0CF7
Darker −10%#0E0598
Darker −20%#090466
Darker −30%#050235
Darker −40%#000004
More saturated +25%#0C00D0
Less saturated −25%#2921AF

Channel breakdown

R18
G7
B201
Red18 (7.1%)
Green7 (2.7%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue243.4°
Saturation (HSL)93.27%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 12 · G 07 · B C9

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