#124181 Color

#124181 is rgb(18, 65, 129) in RGB, hsl(215, 76%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(86%, 50%, 0%, 49%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yinmn Blue (#2E5090), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.8. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#124181

HEX#124181

RGBrgb(18, 65, 129)

HSLhsl(215, 76%, 29%)

HSVhsv(215, 86%, 51%)

CMYKcmyk(86%, 50%, 0%, 49%)

OKLCHoklch(38.3% 0.119 257.6)

LABlab(27.45% 4.49 -41.33)

LCHlch(27.45% 41.57 276.20)

What #124181 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 #124181, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Yinmn Blue#2E5090ΔE 6.8 Medium Electric Blue#035096ΔE 7.49 Yale Blue#00356BΔE 7.67 Traffic Blue#0E518DΔE 8.55 Marine Blue#01386AΔE 9.39 Dark Midnight Blue#003366ΔE 9.59

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#124181 Channel Values

How #124181 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 65 · B 129	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 215° · S 76% · L 29%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 215° · S 86% · V 51%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 86% · M 50% · Y 0% · K 49%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	10.01:1 vs white · 2.1:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #124181 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 text10.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #124181

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #124181; 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 #124181

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 #124181 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#124181

Protanopia#3C3C81

Protanomaly#303E81

Deuteranopia#363681

Deuteranomaly#2C3B81

Tritanopia#004D4D

Tritanomaly#004866

Achromatopsia#424242

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Using #124181 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-124181: #124181;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #124181;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-124181': '#124181' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.071, green: 0.255, blue: 0.506)

Android XML<color name="color_124181">#124181</color>

SVG fillfill="#124181"

More Blue Colors

#124181 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#124181 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #124181?

#124181 is a dark blue — rgb(18, 65, 129) in RGB and hsl(215, 76%, 29%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yinmn Blue (#2E5090), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.8.

What is the RGB value of #124181?

#124181 is rgb(18, 65, 129) — red 18, green 65, and blue 129 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #124181?

#124181 converts to approximately cmyk(86%, 50%, 0%, 49%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #124181 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #124181 scores 10.01:1 against white and 2.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #124181 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #124181 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 17.22, which is visibly different.

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