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Recognised as Colour

#124CFC

  • #124CFC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#124CFC is a blue with RGB values 18, 76, 252 and HSL 225°, 98%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#124CFC#124CFC
HEX#124CFC
RGBrgb(18, 76, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.298, 0.9882
RGB percentages7.1%, 29.8%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(225.1, 97.5%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.1, 92.9%, 98.8%)
CMYK92.9%, 69.8%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,199,356
CSS custom property--colour: #124CFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12326WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.06:1
Contrast with white6.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#EDB303

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0058F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Tritanopia#007F9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 94.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 23.6Blue violet · ΔE 24.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.8Dark violet · ΔE 32.8Dark orchid · ΔE 33.8Dark blue · ΔE 34.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 23.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCC212
Analogous#12C1FC, #4D12FC
Triadic#FC124C, #4CFC12
Split complementary#FC4D12, #C1FC12
Tetradic#FC12C1, #FCC212, #12FC4D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBE4FF
Lighter +30%#A9BEFE
Lighter +20%#7798FD
Lighter +10%#4472FD
Darker −10%#0338D8
Darker −20%#022BA6
Darker −30%#011E74
Darker −40%#011141
More saturated +25%#0F4AFF
Less saturated −25%#305BDE

Channel breakdown

R18
G76
B252
Red18 (7.1%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue225.13°
Saturation (HSL)97.5%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 12 · G 4C · B FC

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