What color is #120135?

#120135 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Quiet Abyss. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #120135?

The RGB value is 18, 1, 53: 18 red, 1 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #120135?

The complementary color is #243501, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #120135?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#120135 color

#120135 rgb(18, 1, 53)

Shades of black

The hex color #120135 is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 0.4% green and 20.8% blue (18, 1, 53).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 96% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 98% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Abyss (#160435), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.42:1).

#120135 color codes

HEX	`#120135`
RGB	`rgb(18, 1, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 0.4%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 96%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 98%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 98%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.68, 21.06, -29.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.68, 35.88, 305.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.903, 0.407, 3.399)`
Decimal	`1179957`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #120135, 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 #120135	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#120135 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	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 #120135 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #120135; }
.text { color: #120135; }
.border { border: 2px solid #120135; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 1 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #120135, #2c0135); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #120135?: #120135 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Quiet Abyss. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #120135?: The RGB value is 18, 1, 53: 18 red, 1 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #120135?: The complementary color is #243501, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #120135?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.