Colour

#124B76

#124B76
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#124B76 is a blue with RGB values 18, 75, 118 and HSL 206°, 74%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#124B76

RGBrgb(18, 75, 118)

RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.2941, 0.4627

RGB percentages7.1%, 29.4%, 46.3%

HSLhsl(205.8, 73.5%, 26.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(205.8, 84.7%, 46.3%)

CMYK84.7%, 36.4%, 0%, 53.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,198,966

CSS custom property--colour: #124B76;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06469WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness70.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.16:1

Contrast with white9.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#424242

Inverted#EDB489

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#374D78no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#284475no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original

Tritanopia#00555Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 22.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.9 Slate grey · ΔE 29.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 30 Light slate grey · ΔE 31.4 Dim grey · ΔE 32.7

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 22.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#763D12

Analogous#12766F, #121976

Triadic#76124B, #4B7612

Split complementary#761219, #766F12

Tetradic#6F1276, #763D12, #197612

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#6CB3E9

Lighter +30%#3F9CE2

Lighter +20%#2083CF

Lighter +10%#1967A2

Darker −10%#0B2F4A

Darker −20%#05131E

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#014D87

Less saturated −25%#234965

Channel breakdown

R18

G75

B118

Red18 (7.1%)

Green75 (29.4%)

Blue118 (46.3%)

Hue205.8°

Saturation (HSL)73.53%

Lightness26.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 12 · G 4B · B 76

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