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Recognised as Colour

#1246CF

  • #1246CF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#1246CF is a blue with RGB values 18, 70, 207 and HSL 223°, 84%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#1246CF#1246CF
HEX#1246CF
RGBrgb(18, 70, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.2745, 0.8118
RGB percentages7.1%, 27.5%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(223.5, 84%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.5, 91.3%, 81.2%)
CMYK91.3%, 66.2%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,197,775
CSS custom property--colour: #1246CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09014WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.49:1
Contrast with white7.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#EDB930

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005ED3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#004CCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Tritanopia#006C84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.7Royal blue · ΔE 19Slate blue · ΔE 19.1Dark blue · ΔE 25.3Navy · ΔE 26.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 18.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CF9B12
Analogous#12A4CF, #3C12CF
Triadic#CF1246, #46CF12
Split complementary#CF3C12, #A4CF12
Tetradic#CF12A5, #CF9B12, #12CF3D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B4C7F9
Lighter +30%#86A4F4
Lighter +20%#5781F0
Lighter +10%#285EEC
Darker −10%#0E36A0
Darker −20%#0A2671
Darker −30%#061642
Darker −40%#020713
More saturated +25%#003EE1
Less saturated −25%#2E53B3

Channel breakdown

R18
G70
B207
Red18 (7.1%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue223.49°
Saturation (HSL)84%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 12 · G 46 · B CF

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