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Recognised as Colour

#124BA4

  • #124BA4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#124BA4 is a blue with RGB values 18, 75, 164 and HSL 217°, 80%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#124BA4#124BA4
HEX#124BA4
RGBrgb(18, 75, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.2941, 0.6431
RGB percentages7.1%, 29.4%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(216.6, 80.2%, 35.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.6, 89%, 64.3%)
CMYK89%, 54.3%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,199,012
CSS custom property--colour: #124BA4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07841WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.18:1
Contrast with white8.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#EDB45B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0056A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0049A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#006170no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.9Royal blue · ΔE 20.7Slate blue · ΔE 22.3Midnight blue · ΔE 22.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.8Medium purple · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A46B12
Analogous#1294A4, #2212A4
Triadic#A4124B, #4BA412
Split complementary#A42212, #94A412
Tetradic#A41294, #A46B12, #12A422

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8FB6F3
Lighter +30%#6198EE
Lighter +20%#337AE9
Lighter +10%#1760D2
Darker −10%#0D3676
Darker −20%#082148
Darker −30%#030C1A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0047B6
Less saturated −25%#29508D

Channel breakdown

R18
G75
B164
Red18 (7.1%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue216.58°
Saturation (HSL)80.22%
Lightness35.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 12 · G 4B · B A4

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