Colour

#1254EA

#1254EA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#1254EA is a blue with RGB values 18, 84, 234 and HSL 222°, 86%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#1254EA#1254EA

HEX#1254EA

RGBrgb(18, 84, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.3294, 0.9176

RGB percentages7.1%, 32.9%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(221.7, 85.7%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.7, 92.3%, 91.8%)

CMYK92.3%, 64.1%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,201,386

CSS custom property--colour: #1254EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1241WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.03:1

Contrast with white6.03:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#EDAB15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006DEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0059E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Tritanopia#007D97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.1 Royal blue · ΔE 20.6 Slate blue · ΔE 22.9 Blue violet · ΔE 31.2 Dark blue · ΔE 31.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 32.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 18.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EAA812

Analogous#12C0EA, #3C12EA

Triadic#EA1254, #54EA12

Split complementary#EA3C12, #C0EA12

Tetradic#EA12C0, #EAA812, #12EA3C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CDDBFB

Lighter +30%#9DB9F8

Lighter +20%#6E97F4

Lighter +10%#3F75F0

Darker −10%#0E43BB

Darker −20%#0B328B

Darker −30%#07215C

Darker −40%#03102D

More saturated +25%#004DFC

Less saturated −25%#3160CB

Channel breakdown

R18

G84

B234

Red18 (7.1%)

Green84 (32.9%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue221.67°

Saturation (HSL)85.71%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 12 · G 54 · B EA

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Colour values

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