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#121344 Color

#121344 is rgb(18, 19, 68) in RGB, hsl(239, 58%, 17%) in HSL, and about cmyk(74%, 72%, 0%, 73%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Russian Violet (#32174D), visibly different at ΔE 10.83. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#121344
HEX#121344
RGBrgb(18, 19, 68)
HSLhsl(239, 58%, 17%)
HSVhsv(239, 74%, 27%)
CMYKcmyk(74%, 72%, 0%, 73%)
OKLCHoklch(22.4% 0.09 275.4)
LABlab(8.58% 14.29 -31.73)
LCHlch(8.58% 34.80 294.25)

What #121344 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 #121344, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#121344 Channel Values

How #121344 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 18 · G 19 · B 688-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 239° · S 58% · L 17%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 239° · S 74% · V 27%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 74% · M 72% · Y 0% · K 73%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance17.47:1 vs white · 1.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #121344 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 text17.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #121344 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #121344

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #121344; 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 #121344

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 #121344.

How #121344 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#121344
Protanopia#131344
Protanomaly#131344
Deuteranopia#131344
Deuteranomaly#121344
Tritanopia#001E1E
Tritanomaly#071A31
Achromatopsia#1A1A1A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #121344 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-121344: #121344;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #121344;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-121344': '#121344' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.071, green: 0.075, blue: 0.267)
Android XML<color name="color_121344">#121344</color>
SVG fillfill="#121344"

More Blue Colors

#121344 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#121344 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #121344?

#121344 is a darkest blue — rgb(18, 19, 68) in RGB and hsl(239, 58%, 17%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Russian Violet (#32174D), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.83.

What is the RGB value of #121344?

#121344 is rgb(18, 19, 68) — red 18, green 19, and blue 68 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #121344?

#121344 converts to approximately cmyk(74%, 72%, 0%, 73%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #121344 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #121344 scores 17.47:1 against white and 1.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #121344 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #121344 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 23.32, which is visibly different.

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