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#0A124D Color

#0A124D is rgb(10, 18, 77) in RGB, hsl(233, 77%, 17%) in HSL, and about cmyk(87%, 77%, 0%, 70%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sapphire Navy (#082567), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.96. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#0A124D
HEX#0A124D
RGBrgb(10, 18, 77)
HSLhsl(233, 77%, 17%)
HSVhsv(233, 87%, 30%)
CMYKcmyk(87%, 77%, 0%, 70%)
OKLCHoklch(22.6% 0.107 269)
LABlab(8.58% 16.83 -38.04)
LCHlch(8.58% 41.59 293.86)

What #0A124D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #0A124D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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#0A124D Channel Values

How #0A124D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 10 · G 18 · B 778-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 233° · S 77% · L 17%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 233° · S 87% · V 30%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 87% · M 77% · Y 0% · K 70%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance17.4:1 vs white · 1.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #0A124D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text17.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #0A124D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #0A124D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #0A124D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #0A124D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#0A124D
Protanopia#11114D
Protanomaly#0E114D
Deuteranopia#10104D
Deuteranomaly#0E114D
Tritanopia#002020
Tritanomaly#001B37
Achromatopsia#1A1A1A

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Using #0A124D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-0a124d: #0A124D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #0A124D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-0a124d': '#0A124D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.039, green: 0.071, blue: 0.302)
Android XML<color name="color_0a124d">#0A124D</color>
SVG fillfill="#0A124D"

More Blue Colors

#0A124D sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#0A124D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #0A124D?

#0A124D is a darkest blue — rgb(10, 18, 77) in RGB and hsl(233, 77%, 17%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sapphire Navy (#082567), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.96.

What is the RGB value of #0A124D?

#0A124D is rgb(10, 18, 77) — red 10, green 18, and blue 77 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #0A124D?

#0A124D converts to approximately cmyk(87%, 77%, 0%, 70%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #0A124D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #0A124D scores 17.4:1 against white and 1.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #0A124D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #0A124D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is midnightblue (#191970) at a CIE76 distance of 17.01, which is visibly different.

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