Colour

#000C2B

#000C2B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#000C2B is a blue with RGB values 0, 12, 43 and HSL 223°, 100%, 8%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 19.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#000C2B#000C2B

HEX#000C2B

RGBrgb(0, 12, 43)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.0471, 0.1686

RGB percentages0%, 4.7%, 16.9%

HSLhsl(223.3, 100%, 8.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.3, 100%, 16.9%)

CMYK100%, 72.1%, 0%, 83.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,115

CSS custom property--colour: #000C2B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00437WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness17.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 19.31:1

Contrast with white19.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#0C0C0C

Inverted#FFF3D4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#00102Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Deuteranopia#000C2Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#001419no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text19.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.09:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 22.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 37.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 39.4 Midnight blue · ΔE 40 Dim grey · ΔE 46.1 Slate grey · ΔE 50.7

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 22.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2B1F00

Analogous#00222B, #09002B

Triadic#2B000C, #0C2B00

Split complementary#2B0900, #222B00

Tetradic#2B0022, #2B1F00, #002B09

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#0045F7

Lighter +30%#0037C4

Lighter +20%#002891

Lighter +10%#001A5E

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#000C2B

Less saturated −25%#050E26

Channel breakdown

G12

B43

Red0 (0%)

Green12 (4.7%)

Blue43 (16.9%)

Hue223.26°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness8.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 0C · B 2B

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Colour values

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