Recognised as Colour

#124D72

#124D72
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#124D72 is a blue with RGB values 18, 77, 114 and HSL 203°, 73%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#124D72

RGBrgb(18, 77, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.302, 0.4471

RGB percentages7.1%, 30.2%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(203.1, 72.7%, 25.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(203.1, 84.2%, 44.7%)

CMYK84.2%, 32.5%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,199,474

CSS custom property--colour: #124D72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06651WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness71.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.01:1

Contrast with white9.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#434343

Inverted#EDB28D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3C4E74no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#2E4571no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original

Tritanopia#00565Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 22.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.9 Slate grey · ΔE 27.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.3 Dim grey · ΔE 29.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 34

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#723712

Analogous#127267, #121D72

Triadic#72124D, #4D7212

Split complementary#72121D, #726712

Tetradic#671272, #723712, #1D7212

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#69B7E7

Lighter +30%#3DA1E0

Lighter +20%#2089CA

Lighter +10%#196B9E

Darker −10%#0B2F46

Darker −20%#04121A

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#025183

Less saturated −25%#234962

Channel breakdown

R18

G77

B114

Red18 (7.1%)

Green77 (30.2%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue203.13°

Saturation (HSL)72.73%

Lightness25.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 12 · G 4D · B 72

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