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Colour

#12386D

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

#12386D is a blue with RGB values 18, 56, 109 and HSL 215°, 72%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#12386D#12386D
HEX#12386D
RGBrgb(18, 56, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.2196, 0.4275
RGB percentages7.1%, 22%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(214.9, 71.7%, 24.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.9, 83.5%, 42.7%)
CMYK83.5%, 48.6%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,194,093
CSS custom property--colour: #12386D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04061WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness57.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.59:1
Contrast with white11.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#EDC792

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1B3D6Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#05356Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00454Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.8Midnight blue · ΔE 29.2Steel blue · ΔE 31.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 37.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 38.2Slate grey · ΔE 39
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6D4712
Analogous#12656D, #19126D
Triadic#6D1238, #386D12
Split complementary#6D1A12, #656D12
Tetradic#6D1266, #6D4712, #126D1A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#659BE6
Lighter +30%#3A7EDE
Lighter +20%#2065C5
Lighter +10%#194E99
Darker −10%#0B2241
Darker −20%#040B15
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#02357D
Less saturated −25%#223B5D

Channel breakdown

R18
G56
B109
Red18 (7.1%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue214.95°
Saturation (HSL)71.65%
Lightness24.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 12 · G 38 · B 6D

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