#12235C#12235C

#12235C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 28.2% C 0.105 H 266.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#12235C
RGB	rgb(18, 35, 92)
HSL	hsl(226, 67%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(226, 80%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.4%, 62%, 0%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.02, 16.07, -36.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.02, 39.58, 293.96°)
OKLab	oklab(28.2% -0.0058 -0.1044)
OKLCH	oklch(28.2% 0.105 266.8)
XYZ	xyz(2.7816, 2.1031, 10.3825)
Luminance	0.0210 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#12235C #5C4B12

analogous

#12485C #12235C #26125C

triadic

#12235C #5C1223 #235C12

tetradic

#12235C #5C1248 #5C4B12 #125C26

square

#12235C #5C1248 #5C4B12 #125C26

split-complementary

#12235C #5C2612 #485C12

monochromatic

#050A1A #081029 #12235C #1C368F #264AC2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.78

#12235C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.42

#12235C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #12235C

14.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##12235C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##12235C	1.00	14.78	1.42	14.78
#FFFFFF	14.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002B5E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00255B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00313B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#282828

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #12235c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(18, 35, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.2% 0.105 266.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5d5d8b',
    500: '#12235c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #12235c;
$custom-light: #5d5d8b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#12235c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 18,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.216,
    "s": 67.273,
    "l": 21.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28203,
    "c": 0.10453,
    "h": 266.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.02103
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#12235C

secondary

#947F35

accent

#C33EEA

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#E9E9F0

border

#C5C5CB

text

#05040C

muted

#79797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #12235C

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

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