Information about #121B37 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#121B37 presents itself as a pleasantly vivid blue — one that carries a shadowy depth. It is a natural fit for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Magnum (#112331). Nearby in the Register you will also find Nite Life (#1D2134) and Elderberry (#17182B).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(18, 27, 55)), which gives #121B37 its character. If you plan to put text on a #121B37 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 17.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.2:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:78), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #121B37 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#121B37 color variations
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#121B37 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#121B37 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#121B37 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#121B37 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#121B37 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 #121B37 color
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Nearest named colors to #121B37
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#112331
#1D2134
#17182B
#0C2340
#1B2431
#151529
#191F45
#03163C
#1F263B
#1E222C
#181B26
#041E42
#121B37 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#121B37
- RGB18, 27, 55
- CMYK15, 11, 0, 78
- CSSrgb(18, 27, 55)
- HSL225°, 51%, 14%
- HSL Precise225.405°, 50.685%, 14.314%
- HSV225°, 67%, 22%
- HSB225°, 67%, 22%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.071
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.106
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.216
- GLSLvec3(0.071, 0.106, 0.216)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.071, 0.106, 0.216, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.071, 0.106, 0.216)
- Percentage of Red in RGB7.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB10.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB21.6%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID121B37
- DECIMAL ID1186615
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
