Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #12a6d9, its pure hue is 195.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 84.7%, and its lightness is 46.1%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #12a6d9, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #02151b to #1091be.
The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #12a6d9. In RGB, it consists of 7.1% Red, 65.1% Green, and 85.1% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 91.7% Cyan, 23.5% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 14.9% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 195.4°, with saturation of 84.7% and lightness of 46.1%. The decimal value for #12a6d9 is 1222361, and its nearest "web safe" color is #0099cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #12a6d9 is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
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Tints of #12a6d9
Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #12a6d9, its pure hue is 195.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 84.7%, and its lightness is 46.1%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #12a6d9, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #30b1de to #e1f4fa.
Tones of #12a6d9
Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #12a6d9, its pure hue is 195.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 84.7%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #12a6d9, which range from #767676 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #00afeb (the most colorful / 100% saturation).
Variations of #12a6d9
There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #12a6d9! For #12a6d9, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #12a6d9. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!
Color Coordinates of #12a6d9
This color, #12a6d9, consists of 7.1% Red, 65.1% Green, and 85.1% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 18, Green = 166, Blue = 217. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #12a6d9 is 91.7% Cyan, 23.5% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 14.9% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.
Color Base | R (Red) | G (Green) | B (Blue) |
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Decimal | 18 | 166 | 217 |
Octal | 22 | 246 | 331 |
Hexa | #12 | #a6 | #d9 |
Binary | 00010010 | 10100110 | 11011001 |
Color Base | C (Cyan) | M (Magenta) | Y (Yellow) | Y (Black) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Decimal | 91 | 23 | 0 | 14 |
Octal | 133 | 27 | 0 | 16 |
Hexa | #5b | #17 | #00 | #0e |
Binary | 01011011 | 00010111 | 00000000 | 00001110 |
Analogous Colors of #12a6d9
Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #12a6d9 — which has hue 195.4° — its analogous colors are located at 165.4° and 225.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #12a6d9.
Triadic Colors of #12a6d9
Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #12a6d9 — which has hue 195.4° — its triadic colors are located at 75.4° and 315.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #12a6d9.
Complementary Color of #12a6d9
A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #12a6d9 — which has hue 195.4° — its complementary color is located at 15.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #12a6d9.
Split Complementary Colors of #12a6d9
Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #12a6d9 — which has hue 195.4° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 45.4° and 345.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #12a6d9.
Tetradic Colors of #12a6d9
Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #12a6d9 — which has hue 195.4° — its tetradic colors are located at 105.4°, 195.4°, 285.4°, and 15.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #12a6d9.
Monochromatic Colors of #12a6d9
Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #12a6d9, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #0e5168 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #68d4f9 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).
HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #12a6d9
We want to make getting started with #12a6d9 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #12a6d9 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #12a6d9 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span>
and <div>
tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #12a6d9 with other HTML elements.
#12a6d9 Foreground / Text Color
<span style="color: #12a6d9;">The color of this text is #12a6d9.</span>
#12a6d9 Background Color
<div style="background-color: #12a6d9; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #12a6d9.</div>
#12a6d9 Text Shadow Color
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #12a6d9;">This color for the shadow of this text is #12a6d9.</span>
#12a6d9 Border Color
<div style="border: #12a6d9 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #12a6d9.</div>
#12a6d9 Color Rectangle on a White Background
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #12a6d9; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #12a6d9 on a white background.</div></div>
#12a6d9 Color Rectangle on a Black Background
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #12a6d9; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #12a6d9 on a black background.</div></div>
Gradient from #12a6d9 to White
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#12a6d9,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#12a6d9,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#12a6d9,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#12a6d9,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #12a6d9 to white.</div>
Gradient from #12a6d9 to Black
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#12a6d9,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#12a6d9,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#12a6d9,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#12a6d9,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #12a6d9 to black.</div>
Coding & Programming with #12a6d9
In addition to using #12a6d9 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #12a6d9 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #12a6d9, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 18, Green = 166, Blue = 217). If you need details about the color coordinates of #12a6d9 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.
Language | Environment | Code Snippet |
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HTML + CSS (Hex Code) | Web | #12a6d9 |
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) | Web | rgb(18, 166, 217) |
CSS Background Color | Web | .myclass { background-color: #12a6d9; } |
CSS Foreground + Text Color | Web | .myclass { color: #12a6d9; } |
CSS Border Color | Web | .myclass { border: 2px solid #12a6d9; } |
Java | (Multi-platform) | new Color(18, 166, 217); |
Python | (Multi-platform) | Color("#12a6d9") |
Swift | iOS | UIColor(red:18, green:166, blue:217, alpha:1.0000) |
Objective-C (iOS) | iOS | [UIColor colorWithRed:18 green:166 blue:217 alpha:1.0000]; |
OpenGL | (Graphics) | glColor3f(18f, 166f, 217f); |
C# / .NET | Windows | Color.FromArgb(18, 166, 217); |
#12a6d9 Color Blindness
Not everyone can see #12a6d9 the same way. For those with color blindness, #12a6d9 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #12a6d9 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #12a6d9 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #12a6d9 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #12a6d9 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!
Trichromacy
Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women
Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women
Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000
Dichromacy
Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000
Not Accessibility Recommended
We analyzed whether #12a6d9 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.8:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.