#12495E#12495E

#12495E is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 38.1% C 0.065 H 228.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#12495E
RGB	rgb(18, 73, 94)
HSL	hsl(197, 68%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(197, 81%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.9%, 22.3%, 0%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.65, -9.55, -17.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.65, 19.85, 241.25°)
OKLab	oklab(38.08% -0.0436 -0.0489)
OKLCH	oklch(38.08% 0.065 228.3)
XYZ	xyz(4.6516, 5.7013, 11.4428)
Luminance	0.0570 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#12495E #5E2712

analogous

#125E4D #12495E #12235E

triadic

#12495E #5E1249 #495E12

tetradic

#12495E #4D125E #5E2712 #235E12

square

#12495E #4D125E #5E2712 #235E12

split-complementary

#12495E #5E1223 #5E4D12

monochromatic

#05141A #08212B #12495E #1C7191 #2699C5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.81

#12495E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.14

#12495E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #12495E

9.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##12495E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##12495E	1.00	9.81	2.14	9.81
#FFFFFF	9.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E485F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#34405E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004F50

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #12495e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(18, 73, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.1% 0.065 228.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5d7b8b',
    500: '#12495e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #12495e;
$custom-light: #5d7b8b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#12495e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 18,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.579,
    "s": 67.857,
    "l": 21.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38082,
    "c": 0.06549,
    "h": 228.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05702
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#12495E

secondary

#965035

accent

#6D3DEB

background

#F5F7F8

surface

#E9EEF0

border

#C5C9CB

text

#05090C

muted

#797B7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #12495E

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