Colour

#120EFF

#120EFF
Blue
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Nearest: Blue

#120EFF is a blue with RGB values 18, 14, 255 and HSL 241°, 100%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#120EFF#120EFF

HEX#120EFF

RGBrgb(18, 14, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.0549, 1

RGB percentages7.1%, 5.5%, 100%

HSLhsl(241, 100%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(241, 94.5%, 100%)

CMYK92.9%, 94.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,183,487

CSS custom property--colour: #120EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07663WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness87.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.29:1

Contrast with white8.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#202020

Inverted#EDF100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0040FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original

Tritanopia#006C96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 116.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 2.8 Medium blue · ΔE 19.6 Blue violet · ΔE 33.5 Dark violet · ΔE 36.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 48.7 Dark blue · ΔE 49.7

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 2.78, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FBFF0E

Analogous#0E83FF, #8A0EFF

Triadic#FF120E, #0EFF12

Split complementary#FF8B0E, #83FF0E

Tetradic#FF0E83, #FBFF0E, #0EFF8B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DBDAFF

Lighter +30%#A8A7FF

Lighter +20%#7674FF

Lighter +10%#4441FF

Darker −10%#0400DA

Darker −20%#0300A7

Darker −30%#020074

Darker −40%#010041

More saturated +25%#120EFF

Less saturated −25%#2F2CE1

Channel breakdown

R18

G14

B255

Red18 (7.1%)

Green14 (5.5%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue241°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness52.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 12 · G 0E · B FF

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