#12142C#12142C

#12142C is a very dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.008; OKLCH L 20.4% C 0.047 H 277.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#12142C
RGB	rgb(18, 20, 44)
HSL	hsl(235, 42%, 12%)
HSV	hsv(235, 59%, 17%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.1%, 54.5%, 0%, 82.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(7.32, 7.33, -16.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(7.32, 18.10, 293.89°)
OKLab	oklab(20.37% 0.0064 -0.047)
OKLCH	oklch(20.37% 0.047 277.7)
XYZ	xyz(0.9541, 0.8107, 2.4886)
Luminance	0.0081 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

#020035

ΔE00 8.11

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#12142C #2C2A12

analogous

#12212C #12142C #1D122C

triadic

#12142C #2C1214 #142C12

tetradic

#12142C #2C1221 #2C2A12 #122C1D

square

#12142C #2C1221 #2C2A12 #122C1D

split-complementary

#12142C #2C1D12 #212C12

monochromatic

#090A16 #090A16 #12142C #242857 #363B83

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.07

#12142C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.16

#12142C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #12142C

18.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##12142C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##12142C	1.00	18.07	1.16	18.07
#FFFFFF	18.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0A172D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#08152B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#08191D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#161616

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #12142c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(18, 20, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(20.4% 0.047 277.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#525165',
    500: '#12142c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #12142c;
$custom-light: #525165;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#12142c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 18,
    "g": 20,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.385,
    "s": 41.935,
    "l": 12.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.20372,
    "c": 0.04744,
    "h": 277.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.00811
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#12142C

secondary

#636036

accent

#C856D2

background

#F4F4F6

surface

#E7E7EB

border

#C3C3C6

text

#020205

muted

#78787A

Preview Lab

Preview with #12142C

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

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