#12122D#12122D

#12122D is a very dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.008; OKLCH L 19.9% C 0.053 H 280.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#12122D
RGB	rgb(18, 18, 45)
HSL	hsl(240, 43%, 12%)
HSV	hsv(240, 60%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(60%, 60%, 0%, 82.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(6.78, 9.11, -18.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(6.78, 20.31, 296.65°)
OKLab	oklab(19.95% 0.0096 -0.052)
OKLCH	oklch(19.95% 0.053 280.5)
XYZ	xyz(0.9393, 0.7506, 2.5775)
Luminance	0.0075 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

#020035

ΔE00 7.05

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#12122D #2D2D12

analogous

#12202D #12122D #20122D

triadic

#12122D #2D1212 #122D12

tetradic

#12122D #2D1220 #2D2D12 #122D20

square

#12122D #2D1220 #2D2D12 #122D20

split-complementary

#12122D #2D2012 #202D12

monochromatic

#090916 #090916 #12122D #232359 #353584

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.26

#12122D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.15

#12122D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #12122D

18.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##12122D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##12122D	1.00	18.26	1.15	18.26
#FFFFFF	18.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#06162E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#05142C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#08181D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#151515

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #12122d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(18, 18, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(19.9% 0.053 280.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#524f66',
    500: '#12122d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #12122d;
$custom-light: #524f66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#12122d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 18,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 12.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.19949,
    "c": 0.05286,
    "h": 280.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.00751
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#12122D

secondary

#656536

accent

#D355D3

background

#F4F4F6

surface

#E7E7EB

border

#C3C3C6

text

#020206

muted

#78787A

Preview Lab

Preview with #12122D

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

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