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Recognised as Colour

#000CE2

  • #000CE2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#000CE2 is a blue with RGB values 0, 12, 226 and HSL 237°, 100%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#000CE2#000CE2
HEX#000CE2
RGBrgb(0, 12, 226)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.0471, 0.8863
RGB percentages0%, 4.7%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(236.8, 100%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.8, 100%, 88.6%)
CMYK100%, 94.7%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,298
CSS custom property--colour: #000CE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05754WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.76:1
Contrast with white9.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#191919
Inverted#FFF31D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004FE7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0037DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Tritanopia#005F85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 105.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 7.5Blue · ΔE 14.4Blue violet · ΔE 26.2Dark violet · ΔE 29.7Dark blue · ΔE 37.5Dark orchid · ΔE 40.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 7.54, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2D600
Analogous#007DE2, #6500E2
Triadic#E2000C, #0CE200
Split complementary#E26500, #7DE200
Tetradic#E2007D, #E2D600, #00E265

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AFB3FF
Lighter +30%#7C83FF
Lighter +20%#4953FF
Lighter +10%#1622FF
Darker −10%#0009AF
Darker −20%#00077C
Darker −30%#000449
Darker −40%#000116
More saturated +25%#000CE2
Less saturated −25%#1C25C6

Channel breakdown

R0
G12
B226
Red0 (0%)
Green12 (4.7%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue236.81°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 0C · B E2

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