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Recognised as Colour

#000FCD

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

#000FCD is a blue with RGB values 0, 15, 205 and HSL 236°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#000FCD#000FCD
HEX#000FCD
RGBrgb(0, 15, 205)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.0588, 0.8039
RGB percentages0%, 5.9%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(235.6, 100%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.6, 100%, 80.4%)
CMYK100%, 92.7%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,045
CSS custom property--colour: #000FCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04749WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.77:1
Contrast with white10.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1A1A1A
Inverted#FFF032

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0048D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0032CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Tritanopia#005778no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 98.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 3.8Blue violet · ΔE 22.8Blue · ΔE 24.5Dark violet · ΔE 26.7Dark blue · ΔE 27.5Navy · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 3.78, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDBE00
Analogous#0075CD, #5700CD
Triadic#CD000F, #0FCD00
Split complementary#CD5800, #75CD00
Tetradic#CD0076, #CDBE00, #00CD58

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9AA1FF
Lighter +30%#6772FF
Lighter +20%#3443FF
Lighter +10%#0114FF
Darker −10%#000B9A
Darker −20%#000867
Darker −30%#000434
Darker −40%#000001
More saturated +25%#000FCD
Less saturated −25%#1A25B3

Channel breakdown

R0
G15
B205
Red0 (0%)
Green15 (5.9%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue235.61°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 0F · B CD

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