Colour

#000CFA

#000CFA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#000CFA is a blue with RGB values 0, 12, 250 and HSL 237°, 100%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#000CFA#000CFA

HEX#000CFA

RGBrgb(0, 12, 250)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.0471, 0.9804

RGB percentages0%, 4.7%, 98%

HSLhsl(237.1, 100%, 49%)

HSV / HSBhsv(237.1, 100%, 98%)

CMYK100%, 95.2%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,322

CSS custom property--colour: #000CFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07165WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness84.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.63:1

Contrast with white8.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B

Inverted#FFF305

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0058FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#003EF7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original

Tritanopia#006A93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 115.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 4 Medium blue · ΔE 17.9 Blue violet · ΔE 32.7 Dark violet · ΔE 35.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 47.8 Dark blue · ΔE 48

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 4, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FAEE00

Analogous#0089FA, #7100FA

Triadic#FA000C, #0CFA00

Split complementary#FA7100, #89FA00

Tetradic#FA0089, #FAEE00, #00FA71

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C7CAFF

Lighter +30%#9499FF

Lighter +20%#6169FF

Lighter +10%#2E38FF

Darker −10%#000AC7

Darker −20%#000794

Darker −30%#000561

Darker −40%#00022E

More saturated +25%#000CFA

Less saturated −25%#1F28DB

Channel breakdown

G12

B250

Red0 (0%)

Green12 (4.7%)

Blue250 (98%)

Hue237.12°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness49.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 0C · B FA

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