Colour

#125CAD

#125CAD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#125CAD is a blue with RGB values 18, 92, 173 and HSL 211°, 81%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#125CAD#125CAD

HEX#125CAD

RGBrgb(18, 92, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.3608, 0.6784

RGB percentages7.1%, 36.1%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(211.4, 81.2%, 37.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(211.4, 89.6%, 67.8%)

CMYK89.6%, 46.8%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,203,373

CSS custom property--colour: #125CAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.108WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness92.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.65:1

Contrast with white6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#EDA352

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2F64B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0056ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00707Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.7 Royal blue · ΔE 24.4 Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.6 Steel blue · ΔE 25.7 Slate blue · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.44, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AD6312

Analogous#12A9AD, #1512AD

Triadic#AD125C, #5CAD12

Split complementary#AD1612, #A9AD12

Tetradic#AD12AA, #AD6312, #12AD16

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#97C3F4

Lighter +30%#69A9EF

Lighter +20%#3A8FEB

Lighter +10%#1775DB

Darker −10%#0D437F

Darker −20%#082B51

Darker −30%#041222

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#005BBF

Less saturated −25%#2A5D95

Channel breakdown

R18

G92

B173

Red18 (7.1%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue211.35°

Saturation (HSL)81.15%

Lightness37.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 12 · G 5C · B AD

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