Recognised as Colour

#120B24

#120B24
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#120B24 is a violet with RGB values 18, 11, 36 and HSL 257°, 53%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 19.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#120B24

RGBrgb(18, 11, 36)

RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.0431, 0.1412

RGB percentages7.1%, 4.3%, 14.1%

HSLhsl(256.8, 53.2%, 9.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(256.8, 69.4%, 14.1%)

CMYK50%, 69.4%, 0%, 85.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,182,500

CSS custom property--colour: #120B24;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00495WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness17.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 19.11:1

Contrast with white19.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#0E0E0E

Inverted#EDF4DB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#031025no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#040F23no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Tritanopia#0D1015no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text19.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Black · ΔE 18 Dark slate grey · ΔE 35.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 41.5 Midnight blue · ΔE 43 Dim grey · ΔE 43.6 Slate grey · ΔE 49.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 17.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1D240B

Analogous#0B1124, #1E0B24

Triadic#24120B, #0B2412

Split complementary#241F0B, #10240B

Tetradic#240B11, #1D240B, #0B241E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#603BC0

Lighter +30%#4D2F99

Lighter +20%#392372

Lighter +10%#26174B

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0F052A

Less saturated −25%#15111E

Channel breakdown

R18

G11

B36

Red18 (7.1%)

Green11 (4.3%)

Blue36 (14.1%)

Hue256.8°

Saturation (HSL)53.19%

Lightness9.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 12 · G 0B · B 24

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