#120855 Hex Color
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Dark and highly saturated, #120855 is a cool indigo-navy with a strong blue-violet cast. Its low lightness gives layouts a serious, mysterious mood suited to meditation, luxury, finance, and night-sky themes. Use it as a dominant dark-mode background with warm burgundy accents; white text remains highly legible at about 17.6:1 contrast. The hex code is #120855.
Questions about #120855
What is #120855 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #120855 is rgb(18, 8, 85), in HSL hsl(248, 83%, 18%) and in CMYK 79%, 91%, 0%, 67%.
What colors pair well with #120855?
What mood does #120855 create in a design?
The #120855 hex color reads as cool, serious, and mysterious because its low lightness and blue-violet cast create a subdued look, making it a strong fit for meditation interfaces, luxury visuals, financial dashboards, and night-sky concepts.
Is #120855 readable on white or black?
#120855 has a 17.62:1 contrast ratio on white and 1.19:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it works for body text and on black it is too faint for text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.