Colour

#120C35

#120C35
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#120C35 is a blue with RGB values 18, 12, 53 and HSL 249°, 63%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#120C35#120C35

HEX#120C35

RGBrgb(18, 12, 53)

RGB (0–1)0.0706, 0.0471, 0.2078

RGB percentages7.1%, 4.7%, 20.8%

HSLhsl(248.8, 63.1%, 12.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(248.8, 77.4%, 20.8%)

CMYK66%, 77.4%, 0%, 79.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,182,773

CSS custom property--colour: #120C35;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00649WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness22.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.59:1

Contrast with white18.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#101010

Inverted#EDF3CA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#001436no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#001234no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original

Tritanopia#03161Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text18.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.13:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 30.3 Black · ΔE 30.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 43.6 Rebecca purple · ΔE 43.7 Indigo · ΔE 47.4

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 30.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2F350C

Analogous#0C1B35, #260C35

Triadic#35120C, #0C3512

Split complementary#35260C, #1B350C

Tetradic#350C1B, #2F350C, #0C3526

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#513AD3

Lighter +30%#3C28B2

Lighter +20%#2E1F88

Lighter +10%#20155F

Darker −10%#04030B

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0C043D

Less saturated −25%#18142D

Channel breakdown

R18

G12

B53

Red18 (7.1%)

Green12 (4.7%)

Blue53 (20.8%)

Hue248.78°

Saturation (HSL)63.08%

Lightness12.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 12 · G 0C · B 35

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