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Colour

#126DEE

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

#126DEE is a blue with RGB values 18, 109, 238 and HSL 215°, 87%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#126DEE#126DEE
HEX#126DEE
RGBrgb(18, 109, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.4275, 0.9333
RGB percentages7.1%, 42.7%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(215.2, 86.6%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.2, 92.4%, 93.3%)
CMYK92.4%, 54.2%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,207,790
CSS custom property--colour: #126DEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17239WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.72:1
Contrast with white4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#ED9211

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007DF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#006AECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#008DA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 6.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.8Slate blue · ΔE 18.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 20Medium purple · ΔE 25.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 6.43, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EE9312
Analogous#12DBEE, #2512EE
Triadic#EE126D, #6DEE12
Split complementary#EE2512, #DBEE12
Tetradic#EE12DB, #EE9312, #12EE25

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0E2FC
Lighter +30%#A1C5F8
Lighter +20%#71A8F5
Lighter +10%#428AF1
Darker −10%#0E57BF
Darker −20%#0A4190
Darker −30%#072C60
Darker −40%#031631
More saturated +25%#016AFF
Less saturated −25%#3272CE

Channel breakdown

R18
G109
B238
Red18 (7.1%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue215.18°
Saturation (HSL)86.61%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 12 · G 6D · B EE

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