#120938#120938

#120938 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.006; OKLCH L 19.2% C 0.085 H 283.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#120938
RGB	rgb(18, 9, 56)
HSL	hsl(251, 72%, 13%)
HSV	hsv(251, 84%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.9%, 83.9%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(5.50, 19.04, -28.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(5.50, 34.11, 303.94°)
OKLab	oklab(19.16% 0.0201 -0.0831)
OKLCH	oklch(19.16% 0.085 283.6)
XYZ	xyz(1.0607, 0.6094, 3.8023)
Luminance	0.0061 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#120938 #2F3809

analogous

#091838 #120938 #290938

triadic

#120938 #381209 #093812

tetradic

#120938 #380918 #2F3809 #093829

square

#120938 #380918 #2F3809 #093829

split-complementary

#120938 #382909 #183809

monochromatic

#08041A #08041A #120938 #23116D #341AA1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.72

#120938 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.12

#120938 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #120938

18.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##120938	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##120938	1.00	18.72	1.12	18.72
#FFFFFF	18.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001439

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001137

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#01161F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#121212

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #120938;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(18, 9, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(19.2% 0.085 283.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#554a6f',
    500: '#120938',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #120938;
$custom-light: #554a6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#120938",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 18,
    "g": 9,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.489,
    "s": 72.308,
    "l": 12.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.19159,
    "c": 0.08548,
    "h": 283.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.00609
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#120938

secondary

#677627

accent

#EF39CC

background

#F5F4F6

surface

#E9E7EC

border

#C5C3C7

text

#030107

muted

#78777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #120938

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

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