Information about #120986 color

#120986 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#120986 falls into the Blue Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(18, 9, 134) — 7.1% red, 3.5% green, 52.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 45 / 49 / 0 / 47. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#120986 presents itself as a intensely saturated blue — one that sits comfortably between light and dark. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Cadmium Blue (#0A1195). Nearby in the Register you will also find Phthalo Blue (#000F89) and Denim Dark Blue (#151B8D).

In RGB terms — rgb(18, 9, 134) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 14.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.4:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#120986 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#120986 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #120986

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Cadmium Blue color link
Cadmium Blue

#0A1195

Phthalo Blue color link
Phthalo Blue

#000F89

Royal color link
Royal

#0C1793

Royal Navy color link
Royal Navy

#1A0076

Taylor Blue color link
Taylor Blue

#111398

Dark Blue color link
Dark Blue

#00008B

Navy Blue color link
Navy Blue

#000080

Deep Blue color link
Deep Blue

#040273

PHCH color link
PHCH

#201173

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#120986
  • RGB18, 9, 134
  • CMYK45, 49, 0, 47
  • CSSrgb(18, 9, 134)
  • HSL244°, 87%, 28%
  • HSL Precise244.32°, 87.413%, 28.039%
  • HSV244°, 93%, 53%
  • HSB244°, 93%, 53%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.071
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.035
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.525
  • GLSLvec3(0.071, 0.035, 0.525)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.071, 0.035, 0.525, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.071, 0.035, 0.525)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB7.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB3.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.5%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID120986
  • DECIMAL ID1182086
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01