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Recognised as Colour

#12386A

  • #12386A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#12386A is a blue with RGB values 18, 56, 106 and HSL 214°, 71%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#12386A#12386A
HEX#12386A
RGBrgb(18, 56, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.2196, 0.4157
RGB percentages7.1%, 22%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(214.1, 71%, 24.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.1, 83%, 41.6%)
CMYK83%, 47.2%, 0%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,194,090
CSS custom property--colour: #12386A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03998WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness56.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.67:1
Contrast with white11.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#EDC795

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1E3D6Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0B3569no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00444Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.5Steel blue · ΔE 30.8Midnight blue · ΔE 31Dark slate grey · ΔE 35.4Slate grey · ΔE 37.8Dim grey · ΔE 39.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 22.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6A4412
Analogous#12646A, #18126A
Triadic#6A1238, #386A12
Split complementary#6A1812, #646A12
Tetradic#6A1264, #6A4412, #126A18

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#639BE5
Lighter +30%#387FDD
Lighter +20%#2166C1
Lighter +10%#194F96
Darker −10%#0B213E
Darker −20%#030A13
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#03367A
Less saturated −25%#223A5A

Channel breakdown

R18
G56
B106
Red18 (7.1%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue214.09°
Saturation (HSL)70.97%
Lightness24.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 12 · G 38 · B 6A

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