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#1218CE Color

#1218CE is rgb(18, 24, 206) in RGB, hsl(238, 84%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(91%, 88%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Blue (#0000CD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.43. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#1218CE
HEX#1218CE
RGBrgb(18, 24, 206)
HSLhsl(238, 84%, 44%)
HSVhsv(238, 91%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(91%, 88%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(40.1% 0.255 266.1)
LABlab(25.35% 52.24 -91.10)
LCHlch(25.35% 105.01 299.83)

What #1218CE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #1218CE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Blue#0000CDΔE 7.43Palatinate Blue#273BE2ΔE 14.02Neon Blue#1B03A3ΔE 15.68Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 15.89Ultramarine Blue(caran D'ache)#2111EFΔE 16.44Zaffer (Zaffre)#0014A8ΔE 16.55

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#1218CE Channel Values

How #1218CE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 18 · G 24 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 238° · S 84% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 238° · S 91% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 91% · M 88% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.26:1 vs white · 2.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #1218CE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text10.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #1218CE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #1218CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #1218CE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#1218CE
Complementary
#CEC812
Analogous
#1276CE
Analogous
#6A12CE
Triadic
#CE1218
Triadic
#18CE12
Split comp.
#CE6A12
Split comp.
#76CE12

Tints & Shades of #1218CE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#1E25EB
#3F44EE
#6469F2
#8A8DF5
#AFB2F8
#D0D2FB

Shades

#1015B2
#0D129B
#0B0F7F
#090C63
#060846
#04062F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #1218CE.

How #1218CE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#1218CE
Protanopia#1717CE
Protanomaly#1517CE
Deuteranopia#1616CE
Deuteranomaly#1517CE
Tritanopia#005353
Tritanomaly#004295
Achromatopsia#414141

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #1218CE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-1218ce: #1218CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #1218CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-1218ce': '#1218CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.071, green: 0.094, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_1218ce">#1218CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#1218CE"

More Blue Colors

#1218CE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#1218CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #1218CE?

#1218CE is a mid-tone blue — rgb(18, 24, 206) in RGB and hsl(238, 84%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000CD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.43.

What is the RGB value of #1218CE?

#1218CE is rgb(18, 24, 206) — red 18, green 24, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #1218CE?

#1218CE converts to approximately cmyk(91%, 88%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #1218CE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #1218CE scores 10.26:1 against white and 2.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #1218CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #1218CE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumblue (#0000CD) at a CIE76 distance of 7.43, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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