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Recognised as Colour

#121A50

  • #121A50
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#121A50 is a blue with RGB values 18, 26, 80 and HSL 232°, 63%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#121A50#121A50
HEX#121A50
RGBrgb(18, 26, 80)
RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.102, 0.3137
RGB percentages7.1%, 10.2%, 31.4%
HSLhsl(232.3, 63.3%, 19.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.3, 77.5%, 31.4%)
CMYK77.5%, 67.5%, 0%, 68.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,186,384
CSS custom property--colour: #121A50;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01447WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness35 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.29:1
Contrast with white16.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C
Inverted#EDE5AF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002352no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#001D4Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Tritanopia#002832no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 21.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 35Indigo · ΔE 39.8Black · ΔE 40.4Navy · ΔE 42.6
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 21.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#504812
Analogous#123950, #291250
Triadic#50121A, #1A5012
Split complementary#502912, #395012
Tetradic#501239, #504812, #125029

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#5566D9
Lighter +30%#2E43CD
Lighter +20%#2535A3
Lighter +10%#1B287A
Darker −10%#090C26
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#06115C
Less saturated −25%#1E2344

Channel breakdown

R18
G26
B80
Red18 (7.1%)
Green26 (10.2%)
Blue80 (31.4%)
Hue232.26°
Saturation (HSL)63.27%
Lightness19.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 12 · G 1A · B 50

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