Colour

#12527E

#12527E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#12527E is a blue with RGB values 18, 82, 126 and HSL 204°, 75%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#12527E

RGBrgb(18, 82, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.3216, 0.4941

RGB percentages7.1%, 32.2%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(204.4, 75%, 28.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(204.4, 85.7%, 49.4%)

CMYK85.7%, 34.9%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,200,766

CSS custom property--colour: #12527E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0767WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness76.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.29:1

Contrast with white8.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#EDAD81

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3D5480no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#2E4A7Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Tritanopia#005D62no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19.3 Slate grey · ΔE 27.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 31 Dim grey · ΔE 32.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7E3E12

Analogous#127E74, #121C7E

Triadic#7E1252, #527E12

Split complementary#7E121C, #7E7412

Tetradic#74127E, #7E3E12, #1C7E12

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#71B9EB

Lighter +30%#45A3E4

Lighter +20%#1F8CD7

Lighter +10%#186FAB

Darker −10%#0C3551

Darker −20%#051825

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#005590

Less saturated −25%#244F6C

Channel breakdown

R18

G82

B126

Red18 (7.1%)

Green82 (32.2%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue204.44°

Saturation (HSL)75%

Lightness28.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 12 · G 52 · B 7E

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