Colour

#1210FF

#1210FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#1210FF is a blue with RGB values 18, 16, 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

#1210FF#1210FF

HEX#1210FF

RGBrgb(18, 16, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.0627, 1

RGB percentages7.1%, 6.3%, 100%

HSLhsl(240.5, 100%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240.5, 93.7%, 100%)

CMYK92.9%, 93.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,183,999

CSS custom property--colour: #1210FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07719WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness87.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.26:1

Contrast with white8.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#222222

Inverted#EDEF00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005BFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0041FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original

Tritanopia#006D97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 115.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 3.2 Medium blue · ΔE 19.3 Blue violet · ΔE 33.2 Dark violet · ΔE 36.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 48.4 Dark blue · ΔE 49.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 3.21, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FDFF10

Analogous#1086FF, #8910FF

Triadic#FF1210, #10FF12

Split complementary#FF8910, #86FF10

Tetradic#FF1086, #FDFF10, #10FF89

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DCDCFF

Lighter +30%#AAA9FF

Lighter +20%#7776FF

Lighter +10%#4543FF

Darker −10%#0200DC

Darker −20%#0100A9

Darker −30%#010076

Darker −40%#010043

More saturated +25%#1210FF

Less saturated −25%#2F2EE1

Channel breakdown

R18

G16

B255

Red18 (7.1%)

Green16 (6.3%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue240.5°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness53.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 12 · G 10 · B FF

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