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Recognised as Colour

#1286FF

  • #1286FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#1286FF is a blue with RGB values 18, 134, 255 and HSL 211°, 100%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#1286FF#1286FF
HEX#1286FF
RGBrgb(18, 134, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.5255, 1
RGB percentages7.1%, 52.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(210.6, 100%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.6, 92.9%, 100%)
CMYK92.9%, 47.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,214,207
CSS custom property--colour: #1286FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24399WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.88:1
Contrast with white3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#ED7900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D92FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#007EFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00A4B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 7.8Royal blue · ΔE 14.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.5Slate blue · ΔE 25.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 26Medium purple · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 7.82, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF8B12
Analogous#12FDFF, #1412FF
Triadic#FF1286, #86FF12
Split complementary#FF1412, #FDFF12
Tetradic#FF12FD, #FF8B12, #12FF14

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEEEFF
Lighter +30%#ABD4FF
Lighter +20%#78BAFF
Lighter +10%#45A0FF
Darker −10%#006DDE
Darker −20%#0054AB
Darker −30%#003B78
Darker −40%#002245
More saturated +25%#1286FF
Less saturated −25%#3087E1

Channel breakdown

R18
G134
B255
Red18 (7.1%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue210.63°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 12 · G 86 · B FF

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