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Colour

#126EA6

  • #126EA6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#126EA6 is a blue with RGB values 18, 110, 166 and HSL 203°, 80%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#126EA6#126EA6
HEX#126EA6
RGBrgb(18, 110, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.4314, 0.651
RGB percentages7.1%, 43.1%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(202.7, 80.4%, 36.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.7, 89.2%, 65.1%)
CMYK89.2%, 33.7%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,207,974
CSS custom property--colour: #126EA6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14034WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.52:1
Contrast with white5.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#ED9159

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5370A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F63A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Tritanopia#007C82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.4Slate grey · ΔE 27.9Light slate grey · ΔE 28.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 31.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 33.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.5, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A64A12
Analogous#12A694, #1224A6
Triadic#A6126E, #6EA612
Split complementary#A61224, #A69412
Tetradic#9412A6, #A64A12, #24A612

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#91CEF3
Lighter +30%#63B9EE
Lighter +20%#35A5E9
Lighter +10%#178CD4
Darker −10%#0D5078
Darker −20%#08314A
Darker −30%#03131C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0072B8
Less saturated −25%#29688F

Channel breakdown

R18
G110
B166
Red18 (7.1%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue202.7°
Saturation (HSL)80.43%
Lightness36.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 12 · G 6E · B A6

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