Colour

#121F36

#121F36
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#121F36 is a blue with RGB values 18, 31, 54 and HSL 218°, 50%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#121F36#121F36

HEX#121F36

RGBrgb(18, 31, 54)

RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.1216, 0.2118

RGB percentages7.1%, 12.2%, 21.2%

HSLhsl(218.3, 50%, 14.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218.3, 66.7%, 21.2%)

CMYK66.7%, 42.6%, 0%, 78.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,187,638

CSS custom property--colour: #121F36;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01375WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness31.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.47:1

Contrast with white16.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E

Inverted#EDE0C9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#162137no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#111E36no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#002427no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 20.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.6 Dim grey · ΔE 36.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 39.2 Slate grey · ΔE 41.8 Midnight blue · ΔE 43.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 20.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#362912

Analogous#123136, #171236

Triadic#36121F, #1F3612

Split complementary#361712, #313612

Tetradic#361231, #362912, #123617

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#4F7AC4

Lighter +30%#3861A9

Lighter +20%#2C4B83

Lighter +10%#1F355C

Darker −10%#050910

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#091C3F

Less saturated −25%#1B212D

Channel breakdown

R18

G31

B54

Red18 (7.1%)

Green31 (12.2%)

Blue54 (21.2%)

Hue218.33°

Saturation (HSL)50%

Lightness14.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 12 · G 1F · B 36

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