Colour

#122A42

#122A42
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#122A42 is a blue with RGB values 18, 42, 66 and HSL 210°, 57%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#122A42#122A42

HEX#122A42

RGBrgb(18, 42, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.1647, 0.2588

RGB percentages7.1%, 16.5%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(210, 57.1%, 16.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210, 72.7%, 25.9%)

CMYK72.7%, 36.4%, 0%, 74.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,190,466

CSS custom property--colour: #122A42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02178WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness40.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.63:1

Contrast with white14.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#272727

Inverted#EDD5BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#202B43no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#192742no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Tritanopia#003033no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.6 Black · ΔE 24.3 Dim grey · ΔE 33.3 Slate grey · ΔE 37.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 38.5 Steel blue · ΔE 39

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 23.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#422A12

Analogous#124242, #121242

Triadic#42122A, #2A4212

Split complementary#421212, #424212

Tetradic#421242, #422A12, #124212

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#5190CF

Lighter +30%#3376BA

Lighter +20%#285D92

Lighter +10%#1D446A

Darker −10%#07111A

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#082A4D

Less saturated −25%#1D2A38

Channel breakdown

R18

G42

B66

Red18 (7.1%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue210°

Saturation (HSL)57.14%

Lightness16.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 12 · G 2A · B 42

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