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Recognised as Colour

#12386E

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

#12386E is a blue with RGB values 18, 56, 110 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

#12386E#12386E
HEX#12386E
RGBrgb(18, 56, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.2196, 0.4314
RGB percentages7.1%, 22%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(215.2, 71.9%, 25.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.2, 83.6%, 43.1%)
CMYK83.6%, 49.1%, 0%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,194,094
CSS custom property--colour: #12386E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04083WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness57.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.56:1
Contrast with white11.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#EDC791

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1A3D70no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#02356Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00454Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.2Midnight blue · ΔE 28.6Steel blue · ΔE 31.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 37.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 38Slate grey · ΔE 39.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6E4812
Analogous#12666E, #1A126E
Triadic#6E1238, #386E12
Split complementary#6E1A12, #666E12
Tetradic#6E1266, #6E4812, #126E1A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#669BE6
Lighter +30%#3A7EDF
Lighter +20%#2065C6
Lighter +10%#194E9A
Darker −10%#0B2242
Darker −20%#040B16
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#02357E
Less saturated −25%#223B5E

Channel breakdown

R18
G56
B110
Red18 (7.1%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue215.22°
Saturation (HSL)71.88%
Lightness25.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 12 · G 38 · B 6E

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