Colour

#127CD4

#127CD4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#127CD4 is a blue with RGB values 18, 124, 212 and HSL 207°, 84%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#127CD4

RGBrgb(18, 124, 212)

RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.4863, 0.8314

RGB percentages7.1%, 48.6%, 83.1%

HSLhsl(207.2, 84.3%, 45.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(207.2, 91.5%, 83.1%)

CMYK91.5%, 41.5%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,211,604

CSS custom property--colour: #127CD4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19297WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.86:1

Contrast with white4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#ED832B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F82D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#2C72D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Tritanopia#00919Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.2 Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.3 Steel blue · ΔE 22.6 Royal blue · ΔE 24.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 31 Slate blue · ΔE 31.8

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D46A12

Analogous#12D4CB, #121BD4

Triadic#D4127C, #7CD412

Split complementary#D4121B, #D4CB12

Tetradic#CB12D4, #D46A12, #1BD412

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B9DCF9

Lighter +30%#8AC4F5

Lighter +20%#5BADF1

Lighter +10%#2C95ED

Darker −10%#0E61A5

Darker −20%#0A4576

Darker −30%#062A47

Darker −40%#020E18

More saturated +25%#007EE6

Less saturated −25%#2F79B7

Channel breakdown

R18

G124

B212

Red18 (7.1%)

Green124 (48.6%)

Blue212 (83.1%)

Hue207.22°

Saturation (HSL)84.35%

Lightness45.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 12 · G 7C · B D4

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Colour values

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