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#12134A Color

#12134A is rgb(18, 19, 74) in RGB, hsl(239, 61%, 18%) in HSL, and about cmyk(76%, 74%, 0%, 71%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Russian Violet (#32174D), visibly different at ΔE 10.57. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#12134A
HEX#12134A
RGBrgb(18, 19, 74)
HSLhsl(239, 61%, 18%)
HSVhsv(239, 76%, 29%)
CMYKcmyk(76%, 74%, 0%, 71%)
OKLCHoklch(23% 0.099 274.6)
LABlab(9.13% 16.35 -35.03)
LCHlch(9.13% 38.66 295.01)

What #12134A 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 #12134A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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#12134A Channel Values

How #12134A 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 748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 239° · S 61% · L 18%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 239° · S 76% · V 29%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 76% · M 74% · Y 0% · K 71%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance17.24:1 vs white · 1.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #12134A 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 text17.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #12134A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #12134A; 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 #12134A

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #12134A.

How #12134A 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#12134A
Protanopia#13134A
Protanomaly#13134A
Deuteranopia#13134A
Deuteranomaly#12134A
Tritanopia#002020
Tritanomaly#041B35
Achromatopsia#1B1B1B

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Using #12134A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-12134a: #12134A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #12134A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-12134a': '#12134A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.071, green: 0.075, blue: 0.290)
Android XML<color name="color_12134a">#12134A</color>
SVG fillfill="#12134A"

More Blue Colors

#12134A sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#12134A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #12134A?

#12134A is a darkest blue — rgb(18, 19, 74) in RGB and hsl(239, 61%, 18%) 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 10.57.

What is the RGB value of #12134A?

#12134A is rgb(18, 19, 74) — red 18, green 19, and blue 74 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #12134A?

#12134A converts to approximately cmyk(76%, 74%, 0%, 71%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #12134A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #12134A scores 17.24:1 against white and 1.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #12134A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #12134A 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 19.44, which is visibly different.

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