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Recognised as Colour

#124C97

  • #124C97
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#124C97 is a blue with RGB values 18, 76, 151 and HSL 214°, 79%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#124C97#124C97
HEX#124C97
RGBrgb(18, 76, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.298, 0.5922
RGB percentages7.1%, 29.8%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(213.8, 78.7%, 33.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.8, 88.1%, 59.2%)
CMYK88.1%, 49.7%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,199,255
CSS custom property--colour: #124C97;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07532WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.38:1
Contrast with white8.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#EDB368

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1F549Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#004896no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#005E6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15Midnight blue · ΔE 26.6Royal blue · ΔE 28.3Steel blue · ΔE 28.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.2Slate blue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#975D12
Analogous#128E97, #1A1297
Triadic#97124C, #4C9712
Split complementary#971B12, #8E9712
Tetradic#97128F, #975D12, #12971B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#85B4F0
Lighter +30%#5798EB
Lighter +20%#297BE6
Lighter +10%#1763C5
Darker −10%#0D3569
Darker −20%#071E3C
Darker −30%#02070E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#004AA9
Less saturated −25%#274F82

Channel breakdown

R18
G76
B151
Red18 (7.1%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue213.83°
Saturation (HSL)78.7%
Lightness33.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 12 · G 4C · B 97

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