Colour

#124BB6

#124BB6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#124BB6 is a blue with RGB values 18, 75, 182 and HSL 219°, 82%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

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HEX#124BB6

RGBrgb(18, 75, 182)

RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.2941, 0.7137

RGB percentages7.1%, 29.4%, 71.4%

HSLhsl(219.1, 82%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219.1, 90.1%, 71.4%)

CMYK90.1%, 58.8%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,199,030

CSS custom property--colour: #124BB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08538WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness84.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.76:1

Contrast with white7.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#474747

Inverted#EDB449

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005ABAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#004BB4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#006679no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 13.4 Slate blue · ΔE 15.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.9 Midnight blue · ΔE 23.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.8

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 13.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B67D12

Analogous#129DB6, #2B12B6

Triadic#B6124B, #4BB612

Split complementary#B62B12, #9DB612

Tetradic#B6129D, #B67D12, #12B62B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9FBDF5

Lighter +30%#709DF1

Lighter +20%#427DEC

Lighter +10%#175EE4

Darker −10%#0D3888

Darker −20%#092559

Darker −30%#04122B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0046C8

Less saturated −25%#2B539D

Channel breakdown

R18

G75

B182

Red18 (7.1%)

Green75 (29.4%)

Blue182 (71.4%)

Hue219.15°

Saturation (HSL)82%

Lightness39.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 12 · G 4B · B B6

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