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Recognised as Colour

#122B85

  • #122B85
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#122B85 is a blue with RGB values 18, 43, 133 and HSL 227°, 76%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#122B85#122B85
HEX#122B85
RGBrgb(18, 43, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.1686, 0.5216
RGB percentages7.1%, 16.9%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(227, 76.2%, 29.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227, 86.5%, 52.2%)
CMYK86.5%, 67.7%, 0%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,190,789
CSS custom property--colour: #122B85;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0355WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness56.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.28:1
Contrast with white12.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#EDD47A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003A88no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#003083no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#004354no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 8.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.8Indigo · ΔE 24.5Navy · ΔE 25.3Slate blue · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 8.29, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#856C12
Analogous#126485, #331285
Triadic#85122B, #2B8512
Split complementary#853312, #648512
Tetradic#851264, #856C12, #128532

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7690ED
Lighter +30%#4A6CE6
Lighter +20%#1E48DF
Lighter +10%#183AB2
Darker −10%#0C1C58
Darker −20%#060E2B
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002197
Less saturated −25%#253672

Channel breakdown

R18
G43
B133
Red18 (7.1%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue226.96°
Saturation (HSL)76.16%
Lightness29.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 12 · G 2B · B 85

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