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Recognised as Colour

#122A38

  • #122A38
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#122A38 is a blue with RGB values 18, 42, 56 and HSL 202°, 51%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#122A38#122A38
HEX#122A38
RGBrgb(18, 42, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.1647, 0.2196
RGB percentages7.1%, 16.5%, 22%
HSLhsl(202.1, 51.4%, 14.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.1, 67.9%, 22%)
CMYK67.9%, 25%, 0%, 78%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,190,456
CSS custom property--colour: #122A38;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0207WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness38.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.85:1
Contrast with white14.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#262626
Inverted#EDD5C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#232A39no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#1E2638no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#002E2Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.9Black · ΔE 20.2Dim grey · ΔE 31.2Slate grey · ΔE 37.1Gray · ΔE 39.8Light slate grey · ΔE 40.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 18.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#382012
Analogous#123833, #121738
Triadic#38122A, #2A3812
Split complementary#381217, #383312
Tetradic#331238, #382012, #173812

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#4F9BC7
Lighter +30%#3781AC
Lighter +20%#2B6485
Lighter +10%#1E475F
Darker −10%#060D11
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#092C41
Less saturated −25%#1B282F

Channel breakdown

R18
G42
B56
Red18 (7.1%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue202.11°
Saturation (HSL)51.35%
Lightness14.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 12 · G 2A · B 38

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