Colour
#12147A
- #12147A
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Midnight blue
#12147A is a blue with RGB values 18, 20, 122 and HSL 239°, 74%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.
Colour values
#12147A#12147A
HEX#12147A
RGBrgb(18, 20, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.0784, 0.4784
RGB percentages7.1%, 7.8%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(238.8, 74.3%, 27.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.8, 85.2%, 47.8%)
CMYK85.2%, 83.6%, 0%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,184,890
CSS custom property--colour: #12147A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02034WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness45 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.93:1
Contrast with white14.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B
Inverted#EDEB85
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7A7812
Analogous#12487A, #44127A
Triadic#7A1214, #147A12
Split complementary#7A4412, #487A12
Tetradic#7A1248, #7A7812, #127A44
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R18
G20
B122
Red18 (7.1%)
Green20 (7.8%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue238.85°
Saturation (HSL)74.29%
Lightness27.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 12 · G 14 · B 7A
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