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Colour

#120D59

  • #120D59
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#120D59 is a blue with RGB values 18, 13, 89 and HSL 244°, 75%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#120D59#120D59
HEX#120D59
RGBrgb(18, 13, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.051, 0.349
RGB percentages7.1%, 5.1%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(243.9, 74.5%, 20%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.9, 85.4%, 34.9%)
CMYK79.8%, 85.4%, 0%, 65.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,183,065
CSS custom property--colour: #120D59;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01138WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness33.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.11:1
Contrast with white17.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#141414
Inverted#EDF2A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#001F5Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#001858no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Tritanopia#002433no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 8.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.2Indigo · ΔE 25.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.4Navy · ΔE 27.4Dark blue · ΔE 32.5
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 8.29, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#54590D
Analogous#0D2E59, #380D59
Triadic#59120D, #0D5912
Split complementary#59380D, #2E590D
Tetradic#590D2E, #54590D, #0D5938

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#574DE5
Lighter +30%#2D20DF
Lighter +20%#241AB2
Lighter +10%#1B1386
Darker −10%#09062D
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#070066
Less saturated −25%#1D1A4C

Channel breakdown

R18
G13
B89
Red18 (7.1%)
Green13 (5.1%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue243.95°
Saturation (HSL)74.51%
Lightness20%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 12 · G 0D · B 59

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