Colour

#122ECB

#122ECB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#122ECB is a blue with RGB values 18, 46, 203 and HSL 231°, 84%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#122ECB#122ECB

HEX#122ECB

RGBrgb(18, 46, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.1804, 0.7961

RGB percentages7.1%, 18%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(230.9, 83.7%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(230.9, 91.1%, 79.6%)

CMYK91.1%, 77.3%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,191,627

CSS custom property--colour: #122ECB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06394WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness77.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.22:1

Contrast with white9.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#333333

Inverted#EDD134

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0051CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#003EC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original

Tritanopia#005E7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 19.9 Dark blue · ΔE 20.1 Blue violet · ΔE 23.2 Navy · ΔE 24.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 28.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 19.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CBAF12

Analogous#128ACB, #5312CB

Triadic#CB122E, #2ECB12

Split complementary#CB5212, #8BCB12

Tetradic#CB128A, #CBAF12, #12CB52

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B1BCF8

Lighter +30%#8293F4

Lighter +20%#536BF0

Lighter +10%#2443EC

Darker −10%#0E239C

Darker −20%#0A196D

Darker −30%#060E3E

Darker −40%#010410

More saturated +25%#0021DD

Less saturated −25%#2E41AF

Channel breakdown

R18

G46

B203

Red18 (7.1%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue230.92°

Saturation (HSL)83.71%

Lightness43.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 12 · G 2E · B CB

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