#12012D Color

#12012D is rgb(18, 1, 45) in RGB, hsl(263, 96%, 9%) in HSL, and about cmyk(60%, 98%, 0%, 82%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maastricht Blue (#001C3D), visibly different at ΔE 14.5. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#12012D

HEX#12012D

RGBrgb(18, 1, 45)

HSLhsl(263, 96%, 9%)

HSVhsv(263, 98%, 18%)

CMYKcmyk(60%, 98%, 0%, 82%)

OKLCHoklch(16.1% 0.085 294.6)

LABlab(2.85% 14.00 -24.25)

LCHlch(2.85% 28.00 300.00)

What #12012D 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 #12012D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maastricht Blue#001C3DΔE 14.5 Russian Violet#32174DΔE 15.13 Dark Purple#301934ΔE 15.21 Oxford Blue#002147ΔE 15.79 Deep Navy#0B1F3AΔE 16.55 Space Cadet#1D2951ΔE 16.74

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#12012D Channel Values

How #12012D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 18 · G 1 · B 45	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 263° · S 96% · L 9%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 263° · S 98% · V 18%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 60% · M 98% · Y 0% · K 82%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	19.66:1 vs white · 1.07:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #12012D 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 text19.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #12012D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #12012D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #12012D; 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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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #12012D

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #12012D.

How #12012D 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#12012D

Protanopia#04042D

Protanomaly#0B032D

Deuteranopia#07072D

Deuteranomaly#0C052D

Tritanopia#090C0C

Tritanomaly#0D071E

Achromatopsia#0B0B0B

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Using #12012D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-12012d: #12012D;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #12012D;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-12012d': '#12012D' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.071, green: 0.004, blue: 0.176)

Android XML<color name="color_12012d">#12012D</color>

SVG fillfill="#12012D"

More Purple Colors

#12012D sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#12012D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #12012D?

#12012D is a darkest purple — rgb(18, 1, 45) in RGB and hsl(263, 96%, 9%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maastricht Blue (#001C3D), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 14.5.

What is the RGB value of #12012D?

#12012D is rgb(18, 1, 45) — red 18, green 1, and blue 45 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #12012D?

#12012D converts to approximately cmyk(60%, 98%, 0%, 82%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #12012D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #12012D scores 19.66:1 against white and 1.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #12012D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #12012D 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 black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 28.15, which is a different colour altogether.

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