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Recognised as Colour

#182A76

  • #182A76
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#182A76 is a blue with RGB values 24, 42, 118 and HSL 229°, 66%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#182A76#182A76
HEX#182A76
RGBrgb(24, 42, 118)
RGB (0–1)0.0941, 0.1647, 0.4627
RGB percentages9.4%, 16.5%, 46.3%
HSLhsl(228.5, 66.2%, 27.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.5, 79.7%, 46.3%)
CMYK79.7%, 64.4%, 0%, 53.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,583,734
CSS custom property--colour: #182A76;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03158WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness52.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.87:1
Contrast with white12.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#E7D589

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003678no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#002D75no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#003E4Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 11.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 11.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.8Indigo · ΔE 30.2Slate blue · ΔE 30.7Navy · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 11.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#766418
Analogous#185976, #351876
Triadic#76182A, #2A7618
Split complementary#763518, #597618
Tetradic#761859, #766418, #187635

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#778CE3
Lighter +30%#4C68DB
Lighter +20%#2948CB
Lighter +10%#2139A0
Darker −10%#0F1B4C
Darker −20%#070C21
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#061F88
Less saturated −25%#2A3564

Channel breakdown

R24
G42
B118
Red24 (9.4%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue118 (46.3%)
Hue228.51°
Saturation (HSL)66.2%
Lightness27.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 18 · G 2A · B 76

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