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Deep Blue
#121F3A

Deep Blue (#121F3A) with RGB(18, 31, 58) and HSL(220, 53%, 15%). Suitable for modern interface themes, branding accents, and design systems.

BlueDeepcool
Interactive

UI Sandbox

Project Dashboard
Active theme: Deep Blue
Values

Production-ready color values

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HEX
#121F3A
RGB
rgb(18, 31, 58)
HSL
hsl(220, 53%, 15%)
HSV
hsv(220, 69%, 23%)
CMYK
cmyk(69%, 47%, 0%, 77%)
Decimal
1187642
Contrast

Accessibility checks

Aa
On white
16.37:1
Aa
On black
1.28:1
Accessibility

Contrast Audit

On White
WCAG AA PASS
Text
16.37:1
On Black
FAIL
Text
1.28:1
Vision

Simulator

protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
Harmonies

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Analysis

Design expert profile

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Deep Blue (#121F3A) with RGB(18, 31, 58) and HSL(220, 53%, 15%). Suitable for modern interface themes, branding accents, and design systems.
bluedeepcoolhex-121f3ah-220s-53l-15
Region

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Developer Handoff

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CSS
/* Deep Blue */
color: #121F3A;
background-color: #121F3A;
border-color: #121F3A;
box-shadow: 0 4px 24px #121f3a40;
Tailwind CSS
bg-[#121F3A] text-[#121F3A] border-[#121F3A] ring-[#121F3A]
SwiftUI
Color(red: 0.071, green: 0.122, blue: 0.227)
Flutter / Dart
Color(0xFF121F3A)
Android XML
<color name="deep_blue">#121F3A</color>
React Native
{ color: '#121F3A' }
Social Media

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Brand Match

Closest real-world color

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About

About Deep Blue

This section gives the same kind of richer color context you’d expect from a dedicated color reference page.

Meaning
Deep Blue sits in the blue family with a deep tone, so it grounds darker surfaces. It reads as calm, credible, and interface-friendly.
Applications
Deep Blue (#121F3A) with RGB(18, 31, 58) and HSL(220, 53%, 15%). Suitable for modern interface themes, branding accents, and design systems. It performs better as text or iconography on lighter contexts when paired carefully.
Family
Blue
Tone
Deep
Temperature
cool
Keywords
blue, deep, cool, hex-121f3a, h-220, s-53
Conversion

Color conversions

Use these values in CSS, product docs, design tokens, and print-oriented workflows.

HEX
#121F3A
RGB
rgb(18, 31, 58)
HSL
hsl(220, 53%, 15%)
HSV
hsv(220, 69%, 23%)
CMYK
cmyk(69%, 47%, 0%, 77%)
Variations

Shades and tonal variations

Build softer surfaces, deeper states, and a cleaner tonal system from the same base hue.

900
#0A111F
800
#121F3B
700
#1E3462
600
#2A4989
500
#365EB0
400
#4F78C9
Color harmonies

Harmony-based palette routes

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Blindness simulator

Color blindness preview

These simulations help you judge whether the color keeps enough identity across common color-vision variations.

Protanopia
#181833
Red-sensitive cones are reduced, so warm reds and greens can collapse toward similar mid-tones.
Deuteranopia
#171632
Green-sensitive cones are reduced, which often compresses green and red distinctions.
Tritanopia
#132E2D
Blue-sensitive cones are reduced, which shifts blues and yellows toward flatter blends.
Contrast checker

Accessibility contrast snapshots

Use these quick checks to understand where the color is more reliable for text, icons, and UI foregrounds.

Aa
On white
16.37:1
AAA passes for normal text.
Aa
On black
1.28:1
Fails normal and large text guidance.
Similar colors

Nearby color references

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Color libraries

Library-ready mappings

These mappings help you slot the color into CSS names, Tailwind-like scales, and semantic design tokens faster.

CSS named match
Deep Blue
Closest standard CSS name to #121F3A for developer-friendly reference and docs.
Design token
--color-blue-deep
A token-friendly alias you can use in design systems, Tailwind maps, or CSS variables.
Tailwind-friendly scale
blue-500
A naming pattern that fits Tailwind-style scale systems and keeps #121F3A as the core value.
HSL token
220 53% 15%
Useful when your component library or theme layer stores semantic colors in HSL channels.