Recognised as Colour
#12139F
- #12139F
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#12139F is a blue with RGB values 18, 19, 159 and HSL 240°, 80%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#12139F#12139F
HEX#12139F
RGBrgb(18, 19, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.0745, 0.6235
RGB percentages7.1%, 7.5%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(239.6, 79.7%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(239.6, 88.7%, 62.4%)
CMYK88.7%, 88.1%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,184,671
CSS custom property--colour: #12139F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03098WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness56.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.97:1
Contrast with white12.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D
Inverted#EDEC60
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9F9E12
Analogous#12599F, #58129F
Triadic#9F1213, #139F12
Split complementary#9F5812, #599F12
Tetradic#9F1259, #9F9E12, #129F58
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R18
G19
B159
Red18 (7.1%)
Green19 (7.5%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue239.57°
Saturation (HSL)79.66%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 12 · G 13 · B 9F
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