#12164A#12164A

#12164A is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.012; OKLCH L 23.6% C 0.095 H 273.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#12164A
RGB	rgb(18, 22, 74)
HSL	hsl(236, 61%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(236, 76%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.7%, 70.3%, 0%, 71%)
CIE-LAB	lab(10.53, 18.21, -32.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(10.53, 37.58, 298.99°)
OKLab	oklab(23.61% 0.0053 -0.0949)
OKLCH	oklch(23.61% 0.095 273.2)
XYZ	xyz(1.7720, 1.1967, 6.6148)
Luminance	0.0120 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#12164A #4A4612

analogous

#12324A #12164A #2A124A

triadic

#12164A #4A1216 #164A12

tetradic

#12164A #4A1232 #4A4612 #124A2A

square

#12164A #4A1232 #4A4612 #124A2A

split-complementary

#12164A #4A2A12 #324A12

monochromatic

#060719 #060719 #12164A #1E257B #2A33AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.94

#12164A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.24

#12164A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #12164A

16.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##12164A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##12164A	1.00	16.94	1.24	16.94
#FFFFFF	16.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001F4C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001A49

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00232D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1D1D1D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #12164a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(18, 22, 74);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(23.6% 0.095 273.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#59537d',
    500: '#12164a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #12164a;
$custom-light: #59537d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#12164a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 18,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 74
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.714,
    "s": 60.87,
    "l": 18.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.23608,
    "c": 0.09503,
    "h": 273.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.01197
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#12164A

secondary

#837D35

accent

#D944E4

background

#F5F4F7

surface

#E9E7EE

border

#C5C3C9

text

#04020A

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #12164A

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

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