Colour

#121A20

#121A20
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#121A20 is a blue with RGB values 18, 26, 32 and HSL 206°, 28%, 10%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#121A20

RGBrgb(18, 26, 32)

RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.102, 0.1255

RGB percentages7.1%, 10.2%, 12.5%

HSLhsl(205.7, 28%, 9.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(205.7, 43.8%, 12.5%)

CMYK43.8%, 18.8%, 0%, 87.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,186,336

CSS custom property--colour: #121A20;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00972WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness24.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.58:1

Contrast with white17.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#191919

Inverted#EDE5DF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#171A20no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#161820no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Tritanopia#0E1B1Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text17.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 10.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.7 Dim grey · ΔE 36.1 Slate grey · ΔE 44.4 Gray · ΔE 45.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 47.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 10.4, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#201812

Analogous#12201F, #121320

Triadic#20121A, #1A2012

Split complementary#201213, #201F12

Tetradic#1F1220, #201812, #132012

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#5B84A3

Lighter +30%#496A82

Lighter +20%#374F61

Lighter +10%#243541

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0C1B26

Less saturated −25%#18191A

Channel breakdown

R18

G26

B32

Red18 (7.1%)

Green26 (10.2%)

Blue32 (12.5%)

Hue205.71°

Saturation (HSL)28%

Lightness9.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 12 · G 1A · B 20

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