Colour

#120C2A

#120C2A
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#120C2A is a blue with RGB values 18, 12, 42 and HSL 252°, 56%, 11%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#120C2A#120C2A

HEX#120C2A

RGBrgb(18, 12, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.0471, 0.1647

RGB percentages7.1%, 4.7%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(252, 55.6%, 10.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(252, 71.4%, 16.5%)

CMYK57.1%, 71.4%, 0%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,182,762

CSS custom property--colour: #120C2A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00559WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness19.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.89:1

Contrast with white18.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#0F0F0F

Inverted#EDF3D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#00122Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#001029no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Tritanopia#0A1319no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text18.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.11:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 22.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 37.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 38 Midnight blue · ΔE 38.8 Dim grey · ΔE 44.9 Slate grey · ΔE 50.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 22.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#242A0C

Analogous#0C152A, #210C2A

Triadic#2A120C, #0C2A12

Split complementary#2A210C, #152A0C

Tetradic#2A0C15, #242A0C, #0C2A21

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#573BC7

Lighter +30%#452EA1

Lighter +20%#342379

Lighter +10%#231752

Darker −10%#010102

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0E0531

Less saturated −25%#161323

Channel breakdown

R18

G12

B42

Red18 (7.1%)

Green12 (4.7%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue252°

Saturation (HSL)55.56%

Lightness10.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 12 · G 0C · B 2A

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