Recognised as Colour

#12122C

#12122C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#12122C is a blue with RGB values 18, 18, 44 and HSL 240°, 42%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#12122C#12122C

HEX#12122C

RGBrgb(18, 18, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.0706, 0.1725

RGB percentages7.1%, 7.1%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(240, 41.9%, 12.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 59.1%, 17.3%)

CMYK59.1%, 59.1%, 0%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,184,300

CSS custom property--colour: #12122C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00743WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness22.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.28:1

Contrast with white18.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#141414

Inverted#EDEDD3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#07162Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#06142Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Tritanopia#09181Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text18.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.15:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 20.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 34.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 38.6 Midnight blue · ΔE 40.5 Dim grey · ΔE 42.5 Slate grey · ΔE 47.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 20.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2C2C12

Analogous#121F2C, #1F122C

Triadic#2C1212, #122C12

Split complementary#2C1F12, #1F2C12

Tetradic#2C121F, #2C2C12, #122C1F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#5252B8

Lighter +30%#3E3E99

Lighter +20%#303074

Lighter +10%#212150

Darker −10%#030308

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0A0A34

Less saturated −25%#1A1A24

Channel breakdown

R18

G18

B44

Red18 (7.1%)

Green18 (7.1%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)41.94%

Lightness12.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 12 · G 12 · B 2C

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