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#18034A Color

#18034A is rgb(24, 3, 74) in RGB, hsl(258, 92%, 15%) in HSL, and about cmyk(68%, 96%, 0%, 71%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Midnight Blue (#191970), visibly different at ΔE 14.12. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#18034A
HEX#18034A
RGBrgb(24, 3, 74)
HSLhsl(258, 92%, 15%)
HSVhsv(258, 96%, 29%)
CMYKcmyk(68%, 96%, 0%, 71%)
OKLCHoklch(21.1% 0.116 284.7)
LABlab(6.18% 26.77 -39.86)
LCHlch(6.18% 48.02 303.89)

What #18034A 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 #18034A, 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 purple in the library.

#18034A Channel Values

How #18034A 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 24 · G 3 · B 748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 258° · S 92% · L 15%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 258° · S 96% · V 29%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 68% · M 96% · Y 0% · K 71%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance18.25:1 vs white · 1.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #18034A 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 text18.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #18034A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #18034A; 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 #18034A

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 #18034A.

How #18034A 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#18034A
Protanopia#08084A
Protanomaly#10064A
Deuteranopia#0C0C4A
Deuteranomaly#12084A
Tritanopia#021919
Tritanomaly#0D1233
Achromatopsia#151515

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #18034A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-18034a: #18034A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #18034A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-18034a': '#18034A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.094, green: 0.012, blue: 0.290)
Android XML<color name="color_18034a">#18034A</color>
SVG fillfill="#18034A"

More Purple Colors

#18034A sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#18034A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #18034A?

#18034A is a darkest purple — rgb(24, 3, 74) in RGB and hsl(258, 92%, 15%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 14.12.

What is the RGB value of #18034A?

#18034A is rgb(24, 3, 74) — red 24, green 3, and blue 74 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #18034A?

#18034A converts to approximately cmyk(68%, 96%, 0%, 71%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #18034A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #18034A scores 18.25:1 against white and 1.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #18034A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #18034A 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 14.12, which is visibly different.

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