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Recognised as Colour

#127EF2

  • #127EF2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#127EF2 is a blue with RGB values 18, 126, 242 and HSL 211°, 90%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#127EF2#127EF2
HEX#127EF2
RGBrgb(18, 126, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.4941, 0.949
RGB percentages7.1%, 49.4%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(211.1, 89.6%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.1, 92.6%, 94.9%)
CMYK92.6%, 47.9%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,212,146
CSS custom property--colour: #127EF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21461WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.29:1
Contrast with white3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#ED810D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#378AF6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0077F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#009AACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 8.5Royal blue · ΔE 12.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.5Slate blue · ΔE 23.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.6Medium purple · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 8.46, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F28612
Analogous#12EEF2, #1612F2
Triadic#F2127E, #7EF212
Split complementary#F21612, #EEF212
Tetradic#F212EE, #F28612, #12F216

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3E7FD
Lighter +30%#A3CDFA
Lighter +20%#73B3F7
Lighter +10%#4298F5
Darker −10%#0B65C6
Darker −20%#084C96
Darker −30%#063465
Darker −40%#031B35
More saturated +25%#057EFF
Less saturated −25%#317FD3

Channel breakdown

R18
G126
B242
Red18 (7.1%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue211.07°
Saturation (HSL)89.6%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 12 · G 7E · B F2

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