What color is #1225A0?

#1225A0 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Deepsea Kraken. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1225A0?

The RGB value is 18, 37, 160: 18 red, 37 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1225A0?

The complementary color is #A08D12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1225A0?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1225A0 color

#1225A0 rgb(18, 37, 160)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1225A0 is a dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 14.5% green and 62.7% blue (18, 37, 160).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 80% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 89% cyan, 77% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Deepsea Kraken (#082599), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.68:1).

#1225A0 color codes

HEX	`#1225A0`
RGB	`rgb(18, 37, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.1%, 14.5%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 80%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 89%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(89%, 77%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.63, 41.25, -66.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.63, 78.57, 301.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.254, 3.989, 33.638)`
Decimal	`1189280`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1225A0, 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 #1225A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1225A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	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 #1225A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1225a0; }
.text { color: #1225a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1225a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(18 37 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1225a0, #4612a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Egyptian Blue.

Questions

What color is #1225A0?: #1225A0 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Deepsea Kraken. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1225A0?: The RGB value is 18, 37, 160: 18 red, 37 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1225A0?: The complementary color is #A08D12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1225A0?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.