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#20126D Color

#20126D is rgb(32, 18, 109) in RGB, hsl(249, 72%, 25%) in HSL, and about cmyk(71%, 83%, 0%, 57%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Midnight Blue (#191970), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.25. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#20126D
HEX#20126D
RGBrgb(32, 18, 109)
HSLhsl(249, 72%, 25%)
HSVhsv(249, 83%, 43%)
CMYKcmyk(71%, 83%, 0%, 57%)
OKLCHoklch(28% 0.145 278.5)
LABlab(13.72% 30.03 -50.92)
LCHlch(13.72% 59.12 300.53)

What #20126D 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 #20126D, 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.

#20126D Channel Values

How #20126D 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 32 · G 18 · B 1098-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 249° · S 72% · L 25%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 249° · S 83% · V 43%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 71% · M 83% · Y 0% · K 57%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance15.34:1 vs white · 1.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #20126D 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 text15.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #20126D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #20126D; 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 #20126D

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 #20126D.

How #20126D 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#20126D
Protanopia#15156D
Protanomaly#1A146D
Deuteranopia#17176D
Deuteranomaly#1B156D
Tritanopia#002B2B
Tritanomaly#0B234E
Achromatopsia#252525

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #20126D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-20126d: #20126D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #20126D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-20126d': '#20126D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.125, green: 0.071, blue: 0.427)
Android XML<color name="color_20126d">#20126D</color>
SVG fillfill="#20126D"

More Blue Colors

#20126D sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#20126D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #20126D?

#20126D is a dark blue — rgb(32, 18, 109) in RGB and hsl(249, 72%, 25%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.25.

What is the RGB value of #20126D?

#20126D is rgb(32, 18, 109) — red 32, green 18, and blue 109 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #20126D?

#20126D converts to approximately cmyk(71%, 83%, 0%, 57%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #20126D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #20126D scores 15.34:1 against white and 1.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #20126D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #20126D 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 4.25, which is very hard to tell apart.

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