Information about #120AAE color
Basic facts about this digital color
A intensely saturated blue, #120AAE sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Strong Persian Blue (#1500A8). Nearby in the Register you will also find Trypan Blue (#1C05B3) and Azul Susmarino (#0606B7).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(18, 10, 174)), which gives #120AAE its character. On this background, white text reaches a 12.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.7:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#120AAE color variations
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#120AAE color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#120AAE color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#120AAE color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#120AAE color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#120AAE 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #120AAE color
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Nearest named colors to #120AAE
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#1500A8
#1C05B3
#0606B7
#0514B3
#0014A8
#0000A8
#0015A8
#0000A3
#111398
#0000A0
#2A00A8
#0A1195
#120AAE color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#120AAE
- RGB18, 10, 174
- CMYK61, 64, 0, 32
- CSSrgb(18, 10, 174)
- HSL243°, 89%, 36%
- HSL Precise242.927°, 89.13%, 36.078%
- HSV243°, 94%, 68%
- HSB243°, 94%, 68%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.071
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.039
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.682
- GLSLvec3(0.071, 0.039, 0.682)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.071, 0.039, 0.682, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.071, 0.039, 0.682)
- Percentage of Red in RGB7.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB3.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB68.2%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID120AAE
- DECIMAL ID1182382
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
