Colour

#126C99

#126C99
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#126C99 is a blue with RGB values 18, 108, 153 and HSL 200°, 79%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#126C99#126C99

HEX#126C99

RGBrgb(18, 108, 153)

RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.4235, 0.6

RGB percentages7.1%, 42.4%, 60%

HSLhsl(200, 78.9%, 33.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(200, 88.2%, 60%)

CMYK88.2%, 29.4%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,207,449

CSS custom property--colour: #126C99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13154WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.78:1

Contrast with white5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C

Inverted#ED9366

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#566C9Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#456098no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Tritanopia#00777Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.3 Slate grey · ΔE 23.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.3 Teal · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#993F12

Analogous#129983, #122899

Triadic#99126C, #6C9912

Split complementary#991229, #998312

Tetradic#821299, #993F12, #289912

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#86CDF1

Lighter +30%#59BAEB

Lighter +20%#2BA8E6

Lighter +10%#178CC7

Darker −10%#0D4C6B

Darker −20%#072C3E

Darker −30%#020B10

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0072AB

Less saturated −25%#276584

Channel breakdown

R18

G108

B153

Red18 (7.1%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue153 (60%)

Hue200°

Saturation (HSL)78.95%

Lightness33.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 12 · G 6C · B 99

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