Recognised as Colour

#12142B

#12142B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#12142B is a blue with RGB values 18, 20, 43 and HSL 235°, 41%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#12142B

RGBrgb(18, 20, 43)

RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.0784, 0.1686

RGB percentages7.1%, 7.8%, 16.9%

HSLhsl(235.2, 41%, 12%)

HSV / HSBhsv(235.2, 58.1%, 16.9%)

CMYK58.1%, 53.5%, 0%, 83.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,184,811

CSS custom property--colour: #12142B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00803WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness23.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.09:1

Contrast with white18.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#151515

Inverted#EDEBD4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0B172Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#09152Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Tritanopia#09191Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text18.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 18.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 40.1 Dim grey · ΔE 41 Midnight blue · ΔE 42.7 Slate grey · ΔE 46.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 18.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2B2912

Analogous#12202B, #1D122B

Triadic#2B1214, #142B12

Split complementary#2B1C12, #212B12

Tetradic#2B1220, #2B2912, #122B1C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#525AB7

Lighter +30%#3F4697

Lighter +20%#303573

Lighter +10%#21254F

Darker −10%#030307

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0A0E33

Less saturated −25%#1A1A23

Channel breakdown

R18

G20

B43

Red18 (7.1%)

Green20 (7.8%)

Blue43 (16.9%)

Hue235.2°

Saturation (HSL)40.98%

Lightness11.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 12 · G 14 · B 2B

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