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#121BB2 closest to Too Dark Tonight

#121BB2 is a dark, vivid blue; the closest named color is Too Dark Tonight. In the RGB color model it is made of 7.1% red, 10.6% green and 69.8% blue (rgb(18, 27, 178)). Its HSL value is 237° hue, 82% saturation and 38% lightness, and in CMYK it is 90% cyan, 85% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black. #121BB2 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.50:1.

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Variations of #121BB2

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#121BB2 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#121BB2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #121BB2 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #0031B0
  • Protanopia 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0041B6
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0039B4
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0031B0
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #002DB1
  • Tritanopia 66% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #004E6A
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #003696
  • Achromatopsia 55% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #393939
  • Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #323369

#121BB2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.50:1 Very good#121BB2 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.83:1 Very poor#121BB2 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#121BB2 in CSS

/* Too Dark Tonight */
.color { color: #121BB2; }
.background { background-color: #121BB2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #121BB2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(18 27 178);
color: hsl(237 82% 38%);
color: oklch(0.368 0.223 266.7);

#121BB2 FAQ

What color is #121BB2?

#121BB2 is a dark, vivid blue. Its closest named color is Too Dark Tonight. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #121BB2?

#121BB2 is rgb(18, 27, 178) in RGB, hsl(237, 82%, 38%) in HSL and cmyk(90%, 85%, 0%, 30%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #121BB2?

The complementary color of #121BB2 is #B2A912, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #121BB2?

White text has the best contrast on #121BB2: 11.50:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #121BB2 a warm or cool color?

#121BB2 is a cool color.