#121535#121535

#121535 is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.009; OKLCH L 21.4% C 0.062 H 275.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#121535
RGB	rgb(18, 21, 53)
HSL	hsl(235, 49%, 14%)
HSV	hsv(235, 66%, 21%)
CMYK	cmyk(66%, 60.4%, 0%, 79.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(8.32, 10.28, -21.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(8.32, 23.88, 295.49°)
OKLab	oklab(21.37% 0.0063 -0.0616)
OKLCH	oklch(21.37% 0.062 275.8)
XYZ	xyz(1.1600, 0.9219, 3.4843)
Luminance	0.0092 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

#020035

ΔE00 5.84

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#121535 #353212

analogous

#122735 #121535 #211235

triadic

#121535 #351215 #153512

tetradic

#121535 #351227 #353212 #123521

square

#121535 #351227 #353212 #123521

split-complementary

#121535 #352112 #273512

monochromatic

#080917 #080917 #121535 #222763 #313990

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.73

#121535 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.18

#121535 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #121535

17.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##121535	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##121535	1.00	17.73	1.18	17.73
#FFFFFF	17.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#051A36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#021734

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#021C22

Achromatopsia (no color)

#181818

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #121535;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(18, 21, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(21.4% 0.062 275.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#54526c',
    500: '#121535',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #121535;
$custom-light: #54526c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#121535",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 18,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.857,
    "s": 49.296,
    "l": 13.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.21367,
    "c": 0.06194,
    "h": 275.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.00922
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#121535

secondary

#6D6935

accent

#CD4FD9

background

#F4F4F6

surface

#E7E7EB

border

#C3C3C6

text

#030207

muted

#78787A

Preview Lab

Preview with #121535

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

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