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Recognised as Colour

#126EF4

  • #126EF4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#126EF4 is a blue with RGB values 18, 110, 244 and HSL 216°, 91%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#126EF4#126EF4
HEX#126EF4
RGBrgb(18, 110, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.4314, 0.9569
RGB percentages7.1%, 43.1%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(215.6, 91.1%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.6, 92.6%, 95.7%)
CMYK92.6%, 54.9%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,208,052
CSS custom property--colour: #126EF4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17812WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.6:1
Contrast with white4.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#ED910B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007FF9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#006CF1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#0090A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 8.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.1Slate blue · ΔE 19Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.8Medium purple · ΔE 26.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 8.52, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F49812
Analogous#12DFF4, #2712F4
Triadic#F4126E, #6EF412
Split complementary#F42712, #DFF412
Tetradic#F412DF, #F49812, #12F427

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5E5FD
Lighter +30%#A4C7FB
Lighter +20%#73AAF9
Lighter +10%#438CF6
Darker −10%#0958CA
Darker −20%#074299
Darker −30%#052D68
Darker −40%#031837
More saturated +25%#076CFF
Less saturated −25%#3174D5

Channel breakdown

R18
G110
B244
Red18 (7.1%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue215.58°
Saturation (HSL)91.13%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 12 · G 6E · B F4

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