#12009e

Color #12009e

A vivid, highly saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Blue #00008b · ΔE 8.52 Nearest Tailwind class violet-900 #4d179a · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#12009e

RGB

rgb(18, 0, 158)

HSL

hsl(246.8, 100%, 31%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.8, 100%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(88.6%, 100%, 0%, 38%)

LAB

lab(18.35, 55.56, -74.44)

LCH

lch(18.35, 92.89, 306.74)

OKLCH

oklch(32.2%, 0.2151, 267.73)

HWB

hwb(246.8, 0%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8c9e00

Analogous

#003d9e

#12009e

#61009e

Triadic

#12009e

#9e1200

#009e12

Split-complementary

#12009e

#9e6100

#3d9e00

Tetradic

#12009e

#9e008c

#8c9e00

#009e12

Square

#12009e

#9e003d

#8c9e00

#009e61

Shades

Color #12009e mixed toward black.

#0f0084

#0c0069

#09004f

#060035

#03001a

Tints

Color #12009e mixed toward white.

#1900d9

#2f14ff

#634fff

#978aff

#cbc4ff

Tones

Color #12009e mixed toward gray.

#1c0d91

#261a84

#302877

#3b3569

#45425c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.52:1

White text reads better on this background (13.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#0b0b8b · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#0c0e86 · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#117a75 · ΔE 42.7

Achromatopsia

#2d2d2d · ΔE 30.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #12009e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#12009e]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#12009e (#12009e) is rgb(18, 0, 158) in RGB.

No, #12009e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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