Recognised as Colour

#123EF1

#123EF1
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#123EF1 is a blue with RGB values 18, 62, 241 and HSL 228°, 89%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#123EF1#123EF1

HEX#123EF1

RGBrgb(18, 62, 241)

RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.2431, 0.9451

RGB percentages7.1%, 24.3%, 94.5%

HSLhsl(228.2, 88.8%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228.2, 92.5%, 94.5%)

CMYK92.5%, 74.3%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,195,761

CSS custom property--colour: #123EF1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09925WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.04:1

Contrast with white7.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#424242

Inverted#EDC10E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0063F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#004EEEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original

Tritanopia#007495no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 96 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 17.7 Blue violet · ΔE 22.5 Dark violet · ΔE 29.8 Blue · ΔE 30.1 Dark blue · ΔE 32.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 32.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 17.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F1C512

Analogous#12AEF1, #5512F1

Triadic#F1123E, #3EF112

Split complementary#F15512, #AEF112

Tetradic#F112AE, #F1C512, #12F155

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D3DBFC

Lighter +30%#A2B4FA

Lighter +20%#728CF7

Lighter +10%#4265F4

Darker −10%#0C30C4

Darker −20%#092494

Darker −30%#061864

Darker −40%#030D34

More saturated +25%#0436FF

Less saturated −25%#3151D2

Channel breakdown

R18

G62

B241

Red18 (7.1%)

Green62 (24.3%)

Blue241 (94.5%)

Hue228.16°

Saturation (HSL)88.84%

Lightness50.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 12 · G 3E · B F1

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