Recognised as Colour

#18059F

#18059F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#18059F is a blue with RGB values 24, 5, 159 and HSL 247°, 94%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#18059F#18059F

HEX#18059F

RGBrgb(24, 5, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.0941, 0.0196, 0.6235

RGB percentages9.4%, 2%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(247.4, 93.9%, 32.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(247.4, 96.9%, 62.4%)

CMYK84.9%, 96.9%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,574,303

CSS custom property--colour: #18059F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02806WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness55.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.45:1

Contrast with white13.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#141414

Inverted#E7FA60

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0036A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#00279Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00405Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text13.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 7.8 Navy · ΔE 12.9 Indigo · ΔE 20.5 Medium blue · ΔE 22.7 Blue violet · ΔE 27.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 7.77, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8C9F05

Analogous#053F9F, #65059F

Triadic#9F1805, #059F18

Split complementary#9F6505, #3F9F05

Tetradic#9F053F, #8C9F05, #059F65

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8675FB

Lighter +30%#5A44F9

Lighter +20%#2F12F8

Lighter +10%#1F07D0

Darker −10%#11036E

Darker −20%#09023C

Darker −30%#02000B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1400A4

Less saturated −25%#271A8B

Channel breakdown

R24

B159

Red24 (9.4%)

Green5 (2%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue247.4°

Saturation (HSL)93.9%

Lightness32.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 18 · G 05 · B 9F

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