#12002C#12002C

#12002C is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.003; OKLCH L 15.8% C 0.086 H 296.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 19.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#12002C
RGB	rgb(18, 0, 44)
HSL	hsl(265, 100%, 9%)
HSV	hsv(265, 100%, 17%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.1%, 100%, 0%, 82.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(2.80, 16.75, -23.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(2.80, 29.02, 305.26°)
OKLab	oklab(15.76% 0.0378 -0.0773)
OKLCH	oklch(15.76% 0.086 296)
XYZ	xyz(0.7040, 0.3104, 2.4052)
Luminance	0.0031 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight

#03012D

ΔE00 4.04

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#12002C #1A2C00

analogous

#00042C #12002C #28002C

triadic

#12002C #2C1200 #002C12

tetradic

#12002C #2C0004 #1A2C00 #002C28

square

#12002C #2C0004 #1A2C00 #002C28

split-complementary

#12002C #2C2800 #042C00

monochromatic

#0D001F #0D001F #12002C #2B0069 #4400A6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

19.77

#12002C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.06

#12002C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #12002C

19.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##12002C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##12002C	1.00	19.77	1.06	19.77
#FFFFFF	19.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	19.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#000B2D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#000A2B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0A0B15

Achromatopsia (no color)

#0A0A0A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #12002c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(18, 0, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(15.8% 0.086 296.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#514665',
    500: '#12002c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #12002c;
$custom-light: #514665;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#12002c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 18,
    "g": 0,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.545,
    "s": 100,
    "l": 8.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.15762,
    "c": 0.08603,
    "h": 296
  },
  "luminance": 0.0031
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#12002C

secondary

#4D7314

accent

#FF29A7

background

#F4F3F6

surface

#E7E5EB

border

#C3C1C6

text

#020005

muted

#78777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #12002C

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

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