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Recognised as Colour

#122AC0

  • #122AC0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#122AC0 is a blue with RGB values 18, 42, 192 and HSL 232°, 83%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#122AC0#122AC0
HEX#122AC0
RGBrgb(18, 42, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.1647, 0.7529
RGB percentages7.1%, 16.5%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(231.7, 82.9%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.7, 90.6%, 75.3%)
CMYK90.6%, 78.1%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,190,592
CSS custom property--colour: #122AC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0559WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.91:1
Contrast with white9.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#EDD53F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004BC4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#003ABDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Tritanopia#005974no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 16.6Navy · ΔE 20.6Medium blue · ΔE 22.4Blue violet · ΔE 24.9Indigo · ΔE 26.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 16.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C0A812
Analogous#1281C0, #5112C0
Triadic#C0122A, #2AC012
Split complementary#C05112, #81C012
Tetradic#C01281, #C0A812, #12C051

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A7B2F7
Lighter +30%#7989F2
Lighter +20%#4A61EE
Lighter +10%#1B38EA
Darker −10%#0E2091
Darker −20%#091663
Darker −30%#050B34
Darker −40%#010105
More saturated +25%#001DD2
Less saturated −25%#2C3DA6

Channel breakdown

R18
G42
B192
Red18 (7.1%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue231.72°
Saturation (HSL)82.86%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 12 · G 2A · B C0

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