#12246e

Color #12246e

A vivid, highly saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Midnight Blue #191970 · ΔE 10.29 Nearest Tailwind class blue-950 #162456 · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#12246e

RGB

rgb(18, 36, 110)

HSL

hsl(228.3, 71.9%, 25.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228.3, 83.6%, 43.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(83.6%, 67.3%, 0%, 56.9%)

LAB

lab(17.99, 22.86, -44.78)

LCH

lch(17.99, 50.28, 297.04)

OKLCH

oklch(30.2%, 0.1298, 267.13)

HWB

hwb(228.3, 7.1%, 56.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6e5c12

Analogous

#12526e

#12246e

#2e126e

Triadic

#12246e

#6e1224

#246e12

Split-complementary

#12246e

#6e2e12

#526e12

Tetradic

#12246e

#5c126e

#6e5c12

#246e12

Square

#12246e

#6e1252

#6e5c12

#126e2e

Shades

Color #12246e mixed toward black.

#0f1e5c

#0c1849

#091237

#060c25

#030612

Tints

Color #12246e mixed toward white.

#1b36a5

#2448db

#5b76e4

#92a3ed

#c8d1f6

Tones

Color #12246e mixed toward gray.

#1a2966

#212d5f

#293257

#31374f

#383b48

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.5:1

White text reads better on this background (13.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1b1b62 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#1a195f · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#135755 · ΔE 30.6

Achromatopsia

#2c2c2c · ΔE 23.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #12246e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#12246e]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#12246e (#12246e) is rgb(18, 36, 110) in RGB.

No, #12246e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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