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Recognised as Colour

#12A2FE

  • #12A2FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#12A2FE is a blue with RGB values 18, 162, 254 and HSL 203°, 99%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#12A2FE#12A2FE
HEX#12A2FE
RGBrgb(18, 162, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.6353, 0.9961
RGB percentages7.1%, 63.5%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(203.4, 99.2%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.4, 92.9%, 99.6%)
CMYK92.9%, 36.2%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,221,374
CSS custom property--colour: #12A2FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33125WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.63:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#ED5D01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#75A6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5393FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00B8C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 15Deep skyblue · ΔE 22Steel blue · ΔE 25.8Light skyblue · ΔE 32.1Royal blue · ΔE 33.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FE6E12
Analogous#12FEE4, #122CFE
Triadic#FE12A2, #A2FE12
Split complementary#FE122C, #FEE412
Tetradic#E412FE, #FE6E12, #2CFE12

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDF2FF
Lighter +30%#AADEFF
Lighter +20%#78CAFE
Lighter +10%#45B6FE
Darker −10%#0187DC
Darker −20%#0168A9
Darker −30%#004977
Darker −40%#002944
More saturated +25%#11A2FF
Less saturated −25%#309BE0

Channel breakdown

R18
G162
B254
Red18 (7.1%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue203.39°
Saturation (HSL)99.16%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 12 · G A2 · B FE

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