#12235E#12235E

#12235E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 28.4% C 0.108 H 266.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#12235E
RGB	rgb(18, 35, 94)
HSL	hsl(227, 68%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(227, 81%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.9%, 62.8%, 0%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.20, 16.92, -37.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.20, 40.87, 294.45°)
OKLab	oklab(28.39% -0.0058 -0.1074)
OKLCH	oklch(28.39% 0.108 266.9)
XYZ	xyz(2.8702, 2.1385, 10.8490)
Luminance	0.0214 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#12235E #5E4D12

analogous

#12495E #12235E #27125E

triadic

#12235E #5E1223 #235E12

tetradic

#12235E #5E1249 #5E4D12 #125E27

square

#12235E #5E1249 #5E4D12 #125E27

split-complementary

#12235E #5E2712 #495E12

monochromatic

#050A1A #08102B #12235E #1C3691 #2649C5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.71

#12235E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.43

#12235E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #12235E

14.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##12235E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##12235E	1.00	14.71	1.43	14.71
#FFFFFF	14.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002C60

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00255D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00323C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#282828

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #12235e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(18, 35, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.4% 0.108 266.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5d5d8c',
    500: '#12235e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #12235e;
$custom-light: #5d5d8c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#12235e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 18,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.579,
    "s": 67.857,
    "l": 21.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28393,
    "c": 0.10757,
    "h": 266.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.02139
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#12235E

secondary

#968135

accent

#C43DEB

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#EAE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#05040C

muted

#79797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #12235E

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

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