#12122E#12122E

#12122E is a very dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.008; OKLCH L 20.0% C 0.055 H 280.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#12122E
RGB	rgb(18, 18, 46)
HSL	hsl(240, 44%, 13%)
HSV	hsv(240, 61%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.9%, 60.9%, 0%, 82%)
CIE-LAB	lab(6.85, 9.54, -18.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(6.85, 21.07, 296.93°)
OKLab	oklab(20.03% 0.0097 -0.0538)
OKLCH	oklch(20.03% 0.055 280.3)
XYZ	xyz(0.9588, 0.7584, 2.6801)
Luminance	0.0076 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

#020035

ΔE00 6.72

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#12122E #2E2E12

analogous

#12202E #12122E #20122E

triadic

#12122E #2E1212 #122E12

tetradic

#12122E #2E1220 #2E2E12 #122E20

square

#12122E #2E1220 #2E2E12 #122E20

split-complementary

#12122E #2E2012 #202E12

monochromatic

#090916 #090916 #12122E #23235A #343486

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.24

#12122E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.15

#12122E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #12122E

18.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##12122E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##12122E	1.00	18.24	1.15	18.24
#FFFFFF	18.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#06162F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#04142D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#07181D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#151515

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #12122e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(18, 18, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(20.0% 0.055 280.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#524f67',
    500: '#12122e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #12122e;
$custom-light: #524f67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#12122e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 18,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 43.75,
    "l": 12.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.20033,
    "c": 0.05466,
    "h": 280.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.00758
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#12122E

secondary

#666636

accent

#D354D3

background

#F4F4F6

surface

#E7E7EB

border

#C3C3C6

text

#020206

muted

#78787A

Preview Lab

Preview with #12122E

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

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