Colour

#121A2B

#121A2B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#121A2B is a blue with RGB values 18, 26, 43 and HSL 221°, 41%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#121A2B#121A2B

HEX#121A2B

RGBrgb(18, 26, 43)

RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.102, 0.1686

RGB percentages7.1%, 10.2%, 16.9%

HSLhsl(220.8, 41%, 12%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.8, 58.1%, 16.9%)

CMYK58.1%, 39.5%, 0%, 83.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,186,347

CSS custom property--colour: #121A2B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01042WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness26.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.38:1

Contrast with white17.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1A1A1A

Inverted#EDE5D4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#141B2Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#11192Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#081E20no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text17.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 15.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.5 Dim grey · ΔE 37.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 43.5 Slate grey · ΔE 43.8 Gray · ΔE 46.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 15.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2B2312

Analogous#12272B, #16122B

Triadic#2B121A, #1A2B12

Split complementary#2B1712, #272B12

Tetradic#2B1227, #2B2312, #122B17

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#5272B7

Lighter +30%#3F5B97

Lighter +20%#304573

Lighter +10%#21304F

Darker −10%#030407

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0A1733

Less saturated −25%#1A1D23

Channel breakdown

R18

G26

B43

Red18 (7.1%)

Green26 (10.2%)

Blue43 (16.9%)

Hue220.8°

Saturation (HSL)40.98%

Lightness11.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 12 · G 1A · B 2B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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