#121656#121656

#121656 is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.014; OKLCH L 24.9% C 0.113 H 272.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#121656
RGB	rgb(18, 22, 86)
HSL	hsl(236, 65%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(236, 79%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.1%, 74.4%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(11.78, 23.07, -39.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(11.78, 45.36, 300.57°)
OKLab	oklab(24.9% 0.0041 -0.113)
OKLCH	oklch(24.9% 0.113 272.1)
XYZ	xyz(2.2155, 1.3741, 8.9508)
Luminance	0.0137 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#121656 #565212

analogous

#123856 #121656 #301256

triadic

#121656 #561216 #165612

tetradic

#121656 #561238 #565212 #125630

square

#121656 #561238 #565212 #125630

split-complementary

#121656 #563012 #385612

monochromatic

#050619 #070923 #121656 #1D2389 #2730BB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.47

#121656 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.27

#121656 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #121656

16.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##121656	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##121656	1.00	16.47	1.27	16.47
#FFFFFF	16.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002258

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001C55

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002734

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1F1F1F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #121656;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(18, 22, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.9% 0.113 272.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5c5386',
    500: '#121656',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #121656;
$custom-light: #5c5386;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#121656",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 18,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.471,
    "s": 65.385,
    "l": 20.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.24902,
    "c": 0.11304,
    "h": 272.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.01374
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#121656

secondary

#8F8935

accent

#DE3FE8

background

#F5F4F8

surface

#E9E7EF

border

#C5C3CA

text

#05020B

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #121656

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

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