Colour

#120C1A

#120C1A
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#120C1A is a violet with RGB values 18, 12, 26 and HSL 266°, 37%, 7%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 19.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#120C1A

RGBrgb(18, 12, 26)

RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.0471, 0.102

RGB percentages7.1%, 4.7%, 10.2%

HSLhsl(265.7, 36.8%, 7.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(265.7, 53.8%, 10.2%)

CMYK30.8%, 53.8%, 0%, 89.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,182,746

CSS custom property--colour: #120C1A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00466WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness16.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 19.21:1

Contrast with white19.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#0E0E0E

Inverted#EDF3E5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#090F1Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0A0F1Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Tritanopia#110E11no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text19.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.09:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 10 Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.1 Dim grey · ΔE 41.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 48.4 Slate grey · ΔE 49.3 Gray · ΔE 50.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 10.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#141A0C

Analogous#0C0D1A, #190C1A

Triadic#1A120C, #0C1A12

Split complementary#1A190C, #0D1A0C

Tetradic#1A0C0D, #141A0C, #0C1A19

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#734CA6

Lighter +30%#5A3C83

Lighter +20%#422C60

Lighter +10%#2A1C3D

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#11071F

Less saturated −25%#131115

Channel breakdown

R18

G12

B26

Red18 (7.1%)

Green12 (4.7%)

Blue26 (10.2%)

Hue265.71°

Saturation (HSL)36.84%

Lightness7.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 12 · G 0C · B 1A

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