Exploring the Color #12013A

#12013A sits at 258° on the color wheel, placing it in the violet family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 97% saturation and 12% lightness, it reads as a fully saturated, deep tone — a weighted, dramatic presence with deep undertones. Its RGB mix of 18, 1, 58 produces a 19.25:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #12013A is a distant relative of CSS black — about 61 units away from #000000. Designers reach for violet hues at this saturation when the brief calls for bold, immediate signal, and at this lightness when they want weight, depth, and grounded contrast. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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