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Recognised as Colour

#122FCC

  • #122FCC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#122FCC is a blue with RGB values 18, 47, 204 and HSL 231°, 84%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#122FCC#122FCC
HEX#122FCC
RGBrgb(18, 47, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.1843, 0.8
RGB percentages7.1%, 18.4%, 80%
HSLhsl(230.6, 83.8%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.6, 91.2%, 80%)
CMYK91.2%, 77%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,191,884
CSS custom property--colour: #122FCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06521WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.11:1
Contrast with white9.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#EDD033

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0051D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#003FC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Tritanopia#005F7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 20.2Dark blue · ΔE 20.4Blue violet · ΔE 23.3Navy · ΔE 24.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.5Dark orchid · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 20.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCAF12
Analogous#128CCC, #5212CC
Triadic#CC122F, #2FCC12
Split complementary#CC5212, #8CCC12
Tetradic#CC128C, #CCAF12, #12CC52

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2BDF8
Lighter +30%#8395F4
Lighter +20%#546CF0
Lighter +10%#2544EC
Darker −10%#0E249D
Darker −20%#0A196E
Darker −30%#060F3F
Darker −40%#010411
More saturated +25%#0023DE
Less saturated −25%#2E42B0

Channel breakdown

R18
G47
B204
Red18 (7.1%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue230.65°
Saturation (HSL)83.78%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 12 · G 2F · B CC

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