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Recognised as Colour

#126CDD

  • #126CDD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#126CDD is a blue with RGB values 18, 108, 221 and HSL 213°, 85%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#126CDD#126CDD
HEX#126CDD
RGBrgb(18, 108, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.4235, 0.8667
RGB percentages7.1%, 42.4%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(213.4, 84.9%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.4, 91.9%, 86.7%)
CMYK91.9%, 51.1%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,207,517
CSS custom property--colour: #126CDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16074WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.98:1
Contrast with white4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#ED9322

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1A79E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0067DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#00889Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 7.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.2Slate blue · ΔE 18.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.1Medium purple · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 7.62, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DD8312
Analogous#12D1DD, #1E12DD
Triadic#DD126C, #6CDD12
Split complementary#DD1E12, #D1DD12
Tetradic#DD12D1, #DD8312, #12DD1E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C1DAFA
Lighter +30%#92BEF6
Lighter +20%#63A2F2
Lighter +10%#3486EE
Darker −10%#0E55AE
Darker −20%#0A3E7F
Darker −30%#062750
Darker −40%#031020
More saturated +25%#006AEF
Less saturated −25%#306FBF

Channel breakdown

R18
G108
B221
Red18 (7.1%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue213.4°
Saturation (HSL)84.94%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 12 · G 6C · B DD

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