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Colour

#000C53

  • #000C53
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#000C53 is a blue with RGB values 0, 12, 83 and HSL 231°, 100%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#000C53#000C53
HEX#000C53
RGBrgb(0, 12, 83)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.0471, 0.3255
RGB percentages0%, 4.7%, 32.5%
HSLhsl(231.3, 100%, 16.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.3, 100%, 32.5%)
CMYK100%, 85.5%, 0%, 67.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,155
CSS custom property--colour: #000C53;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00887WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness29.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.83:1
Contrast with white17.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0F0F0F
Inverted#FFF3AC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#001C55no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#001352no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00222Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 11.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.9Indigo · ΔE 29.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.8Navy · ΔE 30Dark blue · ΔE 35.2
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 11.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#534700
Analogous#003553, #1E0053
Triadic#53000C, #0C5300
Split complementary#531E00, #355300
Tetradic#530035, #534700, #00531E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#2040FF
Lighter +30%#0022EC
Lighter +20%#001BB9
Lighter +10%#001386
Darker −10%#000520
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#000C53
Less saturated −25%#0A1349

Channel breakdown

R0
G12
B83
Red0 (0%)
Green12 (4.7%)
Blue83 (32.5%)
Hue231.33°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness16.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 0C · B 53

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