#12091c

Color #12091c

A moderately saturated very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 12.65 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-900 #1d161e · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#12091c

RGB

rgb(18, 9, 28)

HSL

hsl(268.4, 51.4%, 7.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(268.4, 67.9%, 11%)

CMYK

cmyk(35.7%, 67.9%, 0%, 89%)

LAB

lab(3.68, 6.93, -9.92)

LCH

lch(3.68, 12.1, 304.94)

OKLCH

oklch(16.4%, 0.0404, 304.2)

HWB

hwb(268.4, 3.5%, 89%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#131c09

Analogous

#090a1c

#12091c

#1c091c

Triadic

#12091c

#1c1209

#091c12

Split-complementary

#12091c

#1c1c09

#0a1c09

Tetradic

#12091c

#1c0913

#131c09

#091c12

Square

#12091c

#1c090a

#131c09

#091c1c

Shades

Color #12091c mixed toward black.

#0f0817

#0c0613

#09050e

#060309

#030205

Tints

Color #12091c mixed toward white.

#381c58

#5f2f93

#864cc6

#ae88d9

#d7c3ec

Tones

Color #12091c mixed toward gray.

#120b1b

#120c19

#120e17

#120f16

#131114

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

19.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.08:1

White text reads better on this background (19.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#0f0f19 · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#0f1018 · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#121615 · ΔE 13.2

Achromatopsia

#0d0d0d · ΔE 10.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #12091c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#12091c]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#12091c (#12091c) is rgb(18, 9, 28) in RGB.

No, #12091c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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