Information about #120AFF color

#120AFF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#120AFF falls into the Blue Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(18, 10, 255) — 7.1% red, 3.9% green, 100% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 93 / 96 / 0 / 0. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#120AFF is a intensely saturated blue that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Samanthas blue (#0F0FFF). Slightly further away sit Strong Blue (#0C06F7) and Primary Blue (#0804F9).

In RGB terms — rgb(18, 10, 255) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 8.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.5:1. #120AFF has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#120AFF color variations

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

#120AFF 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 #120AFF

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#120AFF
  • RGB18, 10, 255
  • CMYK93, 96, 0, 0
  • CSSrgb(18, 10, 255)
  • HSL242°, 100%, 52%
  • HSL Precise241.959°, 100%, 51.961%
  • HSV242°, 96%, 100%
  • HSB242°, 96%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.071
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.039
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)1.000
  • GLSLvec3(0.071, 0.039, 1.000)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.071, 0.039, 1.000, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.071, 0.039, 1.000)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB7.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB3.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB100%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID120AFF
  • DECIMAL ID1182463
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01