Colour

#12294B

#12294B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#12294B is a blue with RGB values 18, 41, 75 and HSL 216°, 61%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#12294B

RGBrgb(18, 41, 75)

RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.1608, 0.2941

RGB percentages7.1%, 16.1%, 29.4%

HSLhsl(215.8, 61.3%, 18.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(215.8, 76%, 29.4%)

CMYK76%, 45.3%, 0%, 70.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,190,219

CSS custom property--colour: #12294B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02222WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness41.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.54:1

Contrast with white14.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#272727

Inverted#EDD6B4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#192C4Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#10274Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Tritanopia#003136no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 29.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.8 Dim grey · ΔE 36.8 Midnight blue · ΔE 37.7 Steel blue · ΔE 37.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 29.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4B3412

Analogous#12464B, #18124B

Triadic#4B1229, #294B12

Split complementary#4B1712, #464B12

Tetradic#4B1246, #4B3412, #124B18

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#5388D6

Lighter +30%#306CC6

Lighter +20%#26569D

Lighter +10%#1C3F74

Darker −10%#081322

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#062757

Less saturated −25%#1E2B3F

Channel breakdown

R18

G41

B75

Red18 (7.1%)

Green41 (16.1%)

Blue75 (29.4%)

Hue215.79°

Saturation (HSL)61.29%

Lightness18.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 12 · G 29 · B 4B

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Colour values

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