Colour

#12147E

#12147E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#12147E is a blue with RGB values 18, 20, 126 and HSL 239°, 75%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

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HEX#12147E

RGBrgb(18, 20, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.0784, 0.4941

RGB percentages7.1%, 7.8%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(238.9, 75%, 28.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(238.9, 85.7%, 49.4%)

CMYK85.7%, 84.1%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,184,894

CSS custom property--colour: #12147E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02135WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness46.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.72:1

Contrast with white14.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B

Inverted#EDEB81

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#002E81no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#00227Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00364Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 11.2 Navy · ΔE 11.3 Indigo · ΔE 14.2 Dark blue · ΔE 15.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 11.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7E7C12

Analogous#124A7E, #46127E

Triadic#7E1214, #147E12

Split complementary#7E4612, #4A7E12

Tetradic#7E124A, #7E7C12, #127E46

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#7173EB

Lighter +30%#4548E4

Lighter +20%#1F22D7

Lighter +10%#181BAB

Darker −10%#0C0D51

Darker −20%#050625

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#000390

Less saturated −25%#24256C

Channel breakdown

R18

G20

B126

Red18 (7.1%)

Green20 (7.8%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue238.89°

Saturation (HSL)75%

Lightness28.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 12 · G 14 · B 7E

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