Recognised as Colour

#121D30

#121D30
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#121D30 is a blue with RGB values 18, 29, 48 and HSL 218°, 45%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#121D30

RGBrgb(18, 29, 48)

RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.1137, 0.1882

RGB percentages7.1%, 11.4%, 18.8%

HSLhsl(218, 45.5%, 12.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218, 62.5%, 18.8%)

CMYK62.5%, 39.6%, 0%, 81.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,187,120

CSS custom property--colour: #121D30;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01221WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness29.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.88:1

Contrast with white16.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C

Inverted#EDE2CF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#161E31no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#121C30no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#052124no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 17.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.8 Dim grey · ΔE 36.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 42 Slate grey · ΔE 42.5 Gray · ΔE 45.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 17.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#302512

Analogous#122C30, #161230

Triadic#30121D, #1D3012

Split complementary#301612, #2C3012

Tetradic#30122C, #302512, #123016

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#5078BE

Lighter +30%#3C609F

Lighter +20%#2E4A7A

Lighter +10%#203355

Darker −10%#04070B

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0A1B38

Less saturated −25%#1A1F28

Channel breakdown

R18

G29

B48

Red18 (7.1%)

Green29 (11.4%)

Blue48 (18.8%)

Hue218°

Saturation (HSL)45.45%

Lightness12.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 12 · G 1D · B 30

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