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Colour

#126A99

  • #126A99
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#126A99 is a blue with RGB values 18, 106, 153 and HSL 201°, 79%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#126A99#126A99
HEX#126A99
RGBrgb(18, 106, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.4157, 0.6
RGB percentages7.1%, 41.6%, 60%
HSLhsl(200.9, 78.9%, 33.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.9, 88.2%, 60%)
CMYK88.2%, 30.7%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,206,937
CSS custom property--colour: #126A99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12737WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.92:1
Contrast with white5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#ED9566

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#536B9Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#415F98no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00767Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.5Slate grey · ΔE 24.6Light slate grey · ΔE 25.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.1Teal · ΔE 33
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#994112
Analogous#129985, #122699
Triadic#99126A, #6A9912
Split complementary#991226, #998512
Tetradic#851299, #994112, #269912

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#86CCF1
Lighter +30%#59B8EB
Lighter +20%#2BA5E6
Lighter +10%#178AC7
Darker −10%#0D4A6B
Darker −20%#072B3E
Darker −30%#020B10
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#006FAB
Less saturated −25%#276484

Channel breakdown

R18
G106
B153
Red18 (7.1%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue200.89°
Saturation (HSL)78.95%
Lightness33.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 12 · G 6A · B 99

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