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#124FCA Color

#124FCA is rgb(18, 79, 202) in RGB, hsl(220, 84%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(91%, 61%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is New Car (#214FC6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.49. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#124FCA
HEX#124FCA
RGBrgb(18, 79, 202)
HSLhsl(220, 84%, 43%)
HSVhsv(220, 91%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(91%, 61%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(47.5% 0.2 262.2)
LABlab(36.59% 21.02 -70.20)
LCHlch(36.59% 73.28 286.67)

What #124FCA 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 #124FCA, 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.

#124FCA Channel Values

How #124FCA 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 79 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 220° · S 84% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 220° · S 91% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 91% · M 61% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.01:1 vs white · 3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #124FCA 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 text7.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #124FCA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #124FCA; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #124FCA

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 #124FCA.

How #124FCA 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#124FCA
Protanopia#4949CA
Protanomaly#3A4BCA
Deuteranopia#4242CA
Deuteranomaly#3547CA
Tritanopia#006A6A
Tritanomaly#00609A
Achromatopsia#595959

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #124FCA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-124fca: #124FCA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #124FCA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-124fca': '#124FCA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.071, green: 0.310, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_124fca">#124FCA</color>
SVG fillfill="#124FCA"

More Blue Colors

#124FCA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#124FCA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #124FCA?

#124FCA is a mid-tone blue — rgb(18, 79, 202) in RGB and hsl(220, 84%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is New Car (#214FC6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.49.

What is the RGB value of #124FCA?

#124FCA is rgb(18, 79, 202) — red 18, green 79, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #124FCA?

#124FCA converts to approximately cmyk(91%, 61%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #124FCA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #124FCA scores 7.01:1 against white and 3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #124FCA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #124FCA 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 royalblue (#4169E1) at a CIE76 distance of 11.28, which is visibly different.

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