What color is #12004C?

#12004C is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Ravenclaw. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #12004C?

The RGB value is 18, 0, 76: 18 red, 0 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #12004C?

The complementary color is #3A4C00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #12004C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#12004C color

#12004C rgb(18, 0, 76)

Shades of black

The hex color #12004C is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 0% green and 29.8% blue (18, 0, 76).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 100% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Ravenclaw (#0A0555), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.58:1).

#12004C color codes

HEX	`#12004C`
RGB	`rgb(18, 0, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 0%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 100%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 100%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 100%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.87, 32.61, -41.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.87, 53.13, 307.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.554, 0.65, 6.88)`
Decimal	`1179724`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #12004C, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #12004C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#12004C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #12004C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #12004c; }
.text { color: #12004c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #12004c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 0 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #12004c, #38004c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #12004C?: #12004C is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Ravenclaw. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #12004C?: The RGB value is 18, 0, 76: 18 red, 0 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #12004C?: The complementary color is #3A4C00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #12004C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.