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Recognised as Colour

#125B99

  • #125B99
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#125B99 is a blue with RGB values 18, 91, 153 and HSL 208°, 79%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#125B99#125B99
HEX#125B99
RGBrgb(18, 91, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.3569, 0.6
RGB percentages7.1%, 35.7%, 60%
HSLhsl(207.6, 78.9%, 33.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.6, 88.2%, 60%)
CMYK88.2%, 40.5%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,203,097
CSS custom property--colour: #125B99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09911WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.04:1
Contrast with white7.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#EDA466

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C5F9Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#265398no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Tritanopia#006A72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 32.9Slate grey · ΔE 33.2Light slate grey · ΔE 34.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#995012
Analogous#129993, #121799
Triadic#99125B, #5B9912
Split complementary#991218, #999312
Tetradic#931299, #995012, #189912

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#86C0F1
Lighter +30%#59A8EB
Lighter +20%#2B90E6
Lighter +10%#1776C7
Darker −10%#0D406B
Darker −20%#07253E
Darker −30%#020A10
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#005CAB
Less saturated −25%#275984

Channel breakdown

R18
G91
B153
Red18 (7.1%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue207.56°
Saturation (HSL)78.95%
Lightness33.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 12 · G 5B · B 99

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