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Recognised as Colour

#120A1A

  • #120A1A
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#120A1A is a violet with RGB values 18, 10, 26 and HSL 270°, 44%, 7%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 19.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#120A1A#120A1A
HEX#120A1A
RGBrgb(18, 10, 26)
RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.0392, 0.102
RGB percentages7.1%, 3.9%, 10.2%
HSLhsl(270, 44.4%, 7.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 61.5%, 10.2%)
CMYK30.8%, 61.5%, 0%, 89.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,182,234
CSS custom property--colour: #120A1A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0042WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness15.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 19.37:1
Contrast with white19.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0D0D0D
Inverted#EDF5E5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#070D1Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#080E1Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#110D10no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text19.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.08:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 10.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.9Dim grey · ΔE 41.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 47.8Slate grey · ΔE 49.8Midnight blue · ΔE 50.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 10.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#121A0A
Analogous#0A0A1A, #1A0A1A
Triadic#1A120A, #0A1A12
Split complementary#1A1A0A, #0A1A0A
Tetradic#1A0A0A, #121A0A, #0A1A1A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7843AD
Lighter +30%#5F3489
Lighter +20%#452664
Lighter +10%#2C183F
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#12061E
Less saturated −25%#120E16

Channel breakdown

R18
G10
B26
Red18 (7.1%)
Green10 (3.9%)
Blue26 (10.2%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)44.44%
Lightness7.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 12 · G 0A · B 1A

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