Colour

#12132B

#12132B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#12132B is a blue with RGB values 18, 19, 43 and HSL 238°, 41%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#12132B

RGBrgb(18, 19, 43)

RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.0745, 0.1686

RGB percentages7.1%, 7.5%, 16.9%

HSLhsl(237.6, 41%, 12%)

HSV / HSBhsv(237.6, 58.1%, 16.9%)

CMYK58.1%, 55.8%, 0%, 83.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,184,555

CSS custom property--colour: #12132B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00769WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness22.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.2:1

Contrast with white18.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#151515

Inverted#EDECD4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#09162Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#08142Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Tritanopia#09181Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text18.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Black · ΔE 19.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 39.6 Dim grey · ΔE 41.6 Midnight blue · ΔE 42 Slate grey · ΔE 47.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 19.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2B2A12

Analogous#121F2B, #1E122B

Triadic#2B1213, #132B12

Split complementary#2B1E12, #1F2B12

Tetradic#2B1220, #2B2A12, #122B1E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#5256B7

Lighter +30%#3F4397

Lighter +20%#303373

Lighter +10%#21234F

Darker −10%#030307

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0A0C33

Less saturated −25%#1A1A23

Channel breakdown

R18

G19

B43

Red18 (7.1%)

Green19 (7.5%)

Blue43 (16.9%)

Hue237.6°

Saturation (HSL)40.98%

Lightness11.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 12 · G 13 · B 2B

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Colour values

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