Colour

#1211CE

#1211CE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#1211CE is a blue with RGB values 18, 17, 206 and HSL 240°, 85%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#1211CE

RGBrgb(18, 17, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.0667, 0.8078

RGB percentages7.1%, 6.7%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(240.3, 84.8%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240.3, 91.7%, 80.8%)

CMYK91.3%, 91.7%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,184,206

CSS custom property--colour: #1211CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04986WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness71.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.52:1

Contrast with white10.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F

Inverted#EDEE31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0049D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0034CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original

Tritanopia#005779no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 97.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text10.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 4.3 Blue violet · ΔE 22 Blue · ΔE 24.8 Dark violet · ΔE 26 Dark blue · ΔE 27.3 Navy · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 4.35, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CDCE11

Analogous#116ECE, #7111CE

Triadic#CE1211, #11CE12

Split complementary#CE7111, #6ECE11

Tetradic#CE116E, #CDCE11, #11CE71

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B3B2F9

Lighter +30%#8483F5

Lighter +20%#5554F1

Lighter +10%#2625ED

Darker −10%#0E0D9F

Darker −20%#0A0970

Darker −30%#060541

Darker −40%#020112

More saturated +25%#0100DF

Less saturated −25%#2E2DB2

Channel breakdown

R18

G17

B206

Red18 (7.1%)

Green17 (6.7%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue240.32°

Saturation (HSL)84.75%

Lightness43.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 12 · G 11 · B CE

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Colour values

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