#120023#120023

#120023 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.003; OKLCH L 14.6% C 0.076 H 304.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 20.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#120023
RGB	rgb(18, 0, 35)
HSL	hsl(271, 100%, 7%)
HSV	hsv(271, 100%, 14%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.6%, 100%, 0%, 86.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(2.26, 12.91, -17.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(2.26, 21.83, 306.27°)
OKLab	oklab(14.62% 0.0432 -0.0627)
OKLCH	oklch(14.62% 0.076 304.6)
XYZ	xyz(0.5528, 0.2499, 1.6089)
Luminance	0.0025 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#120023 #112300

analogous

#000023 #120023 #230023

triadic

#120023 #231200 #002312

tetradic

#120023 #230000 #112300 #002323

square

#120023 #230000 #112300 #002323

split-complementary

#120023 #232300 #002300

monochromatic

#10001F #10001F #120023 #310060 #51009D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

20.00

#120023 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.05

#120023 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #120023

20.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##120023	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##120023	1.00	20.00	1.05	20.00
#FFFFFF	20.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	20.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#000824

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#000822

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0F0710

Achromatopsia (no color)

#080808

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #120023;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(18, 0, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(14.6% 0.076 304.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#4f465e',
    500: '#120023',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #120023;
$custom-light: #4f465e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#120023",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 18,
    "g": 0,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.857,
    "s": 100,
    "l": 6.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.14616,
    "c": 0.0761,
    "h": 304.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0025
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#120023

secondary

#3E6C13

accent

#FF2991

background

#F4F3F5

surface

#E7E5E9

border

#C3C1C5

text

#020004

muted

#787779

Preview Lab

Preview with #120023

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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