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Recognised as Colour

#1214EB

  • #1214EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#1214EB is a blue with RGB values 18, 20, 235 and HSL 239°, 86%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#1214EB#1214EB
HEX#1214EB
RGBrgb(18, 20, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.0784, 0.9216
RGB percentages7.1%, 7.8%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(239.4, 85.8%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(239.4, 92.3%, 92.2%)
CMYK92.3%, 91.5%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,185,003
CSS custom property--colour: #1214EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06627WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.03:1
Contrast with white9.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#232323
Inverted#EDEB14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#003CE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00648Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 107.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 10.1Blue · ΔE 12.4Blue violet · ΔE 26.6Dark violet · ΔE 30.2Dark blue · ΔE 39.8Dark orchid · ΔE 41.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 10.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBE912
Analogous#1280EB, #7D12EB
Triadic#EB1214, #14EB12
Split complementary#EB7D12, #80EB12
Tetradic#EB1280, #EBE912, #12EB7D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CECEFB
Lighter +30%#9E9FF8
Lighter +20%#6F70F4
Lighter +10%#4041F0
Darker −10%#0E10BC
Darker −20%#0B0C8C
Darker −30%#07085D
Darker −40%#03042E
More saturated +25%#0002FD
Less saturated −25%#3233CB

Channel breakdown

R18
G20
B235
Red18 (7.1%)
Green20 (7.8%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue239.45°
Saturation (HSL)85.77%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 12 · G 14 · B EB

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