#120236

Color #120236

A vivid, highly saturated very dark blue.

Closest named color Midnight Blue #191970 · ΔE 25.74 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-950 #1e1a4d · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#120236

RGB

rgb(18, 2, 54)

HSL

hsl(258.5, 92.9%, 11%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(258.5, 96.3%, 21.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(66.7%, 96.3%, 0%, 78.8%)

LAB

lab(3.96, 21.17, -29.33)

LCH

lch(3.96, 36.17, 305.82)

OKLCH

oklch(17.5%, 0.0939, 287.93)

HWB

hwb(258.5, 0.8%, 78.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#263602

Analogous

#020c36

#120236

#2c0236

Triadic

#120236

#361202

#023612

Split-complementary

#120236

#362c02

#0c3602

Tetradic

#120236

#360226

#263602

#023612

Square

#120236

#36020c

#263602

#02362c

Shades

Color #120236 mixed toward black.

#0f022d

#0c0124

#09011b

#060112

#030009

Tints

Color #120236 mixed toward white.

#2a057f

#4307c8

#6524f7

#986dfa

#ccb6fc

Tones

Color #120236 mixed toward gray.

#140632

#150b2d

#170f29

#191325

#1a1820

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

19.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.09:1

White text reads better on this background (19.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#0c0c2f · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#0d0e2d · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#112826 · ΔE 25.5

Achromatopsia

#0e0e0e · ΔE 21.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #120236;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#120236]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#120236 (#120236) is rgb(18, 2, 54) in RGB.

No, #120236 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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